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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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