Internship
Opportunities at the Beacon Hill Institute
THE
APPLICATION PERIOD FOR SUMMER 2009 IS CLOSED!
Each
semester and during the summer, BHI welcomes qualified college students
to intern at our office. We require at least a 10-hour per week
commitment of your time, but can offer flexible scheduling within
our office hours. The positions are uncompensated but offer rich
real-world experience. Previous interns have participated in important
Institute projects including: telecommunication taxation, Medicaid
spending research; labor policy and school construction in Massachusetts,
State Competitiveness Report data gathering; State Tax Analysis
Modeling Program (STAMP) data collection and analysis and contributing
to our web site development. Read
a recent article from our newsletter about the internship program
or read a profile
of a participating intern.
For
more details, read the job description below to learn more about
this great opportunity.
Intern
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Research
background on policy issues for reports and publications;
- Assist
as needed on all aspects of policy research and analysis;
- Sort
and review press articles and policy issue releases;
- Clip
and copy articles of interest from newspapers, magazines and journals;
- Assist
with data entry for database and survey tabulation;
- Perform
general office assistance.
Rewards:
-
Participate in policy research and analysis;
- Experience
the "think tank" environment;
- Attend
staff and project meetings;
- Work
with various staff members;
- Participate
in the life of a research project;
- Gain
invaluable experience for your career;
- Letters
of recommendation for graduate school or employment;
- Learn
about the state-based "think-tank" network across the
U.S.
Individuals
interested in applying for an internship should send a cover letter
and resume to
Frank
Conte
Director, Communications and Information Systems
Beacon Hill Institute
8 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108-2770.
e-mail:
fconte@beaconhill.org
Fax: 617-994-4279
Updated
on
05/26/2009 2:19 PM
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