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Internship Opportunities at the Beacon Hill Institute

THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR SPRING 2011 IS NOW CLOSED. APPLICATION PERIOD FOR SUMMER 2012 IS NOW OPEN.

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: state tax policy, telecommunication taxation, health care spending research; labor policy and cost-benefit analysis of alternative energy projects in Massachusetts. Morover, interns are actively involved in data collection our annual State Competitiveness Report; State Tax Analysis Modeling Program (STAMP) data collection and analysis and contributing to our web site development. Read an article about the internship program or a profile of a participating intern.

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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;
  • Learn about state-based "think-tank" networks across the U.S.
  • Letters of recommendation for graduate school or employment;

Individuals interested in applying for an internship should send a cover letter, resume and writing sample (optional) to:

Frank Conte
Director, Communications and Information Systems
Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University
8 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108-2770.

e-mail: fconte@beaconhill.org
Phone: 617-573-8050
Fax: 617-994-4279

Updated on 09/19/2011 9:30 PM

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