Internship
Opportunities at the Beacon Hill Institute
Intern
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
03/22/2007 9:24 AM
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