Westat
Private Social Science Research Firm
Rockville, MD
Internship opportunities for African-American, Hispanic/Latino-American, and Native American/Alaskan Native social science graduates. The internship program runs for 10 weeks from June 1 through mid-August.
Research Topics:
Child Welfare, Education, Human Factors, Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment, and Transportation
Responsibilities:
-Conduct focus groups
-Analyze qualitative and quantitative data
-Write findings
-Plan research project steps
-Write proposals
-Conduct interviews
Qualifications:
-BA or BS in any social science and/or working in related master's or doctoral program
-Some research experience
-Working knowledge of basic statistics
-Interest in graduate studies
-Facility in MS Windows, SPSS and/or SAS, Excel, and Word
-Good writing skills
-Open to learning new skills
Compensation:
$17 per hour
How to Apply:
Send resume and cover letter expressing interest to:
Donna D. Atkinson, Ph.D.
Westat
1600 Research Blvd., RB4145
Rockville, MD 20850-3195
SummerInternProg-DM@westat.com
Application deadline is February 28, 2013. Questions can be directed to Dr. Atkinson at DonnaAtkinson@Westat.com
Private Social Science Research Firm
Rockville, MD
Internship opportunities for African-American, Hispanic/Latino-American, and Native American/Alaskan Native social science graduates. The internship program runs for 10 weeks from June 1 through mid-August. Research Topics:
Child Welfare, Education, Human Factors, Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment, and Transportation
Responsibilities:
-Conduct focus groups
-Analyze qualitative and quantitative data
-Write findings
-Plan research project steps
-Write proposals
-Conduct interviews
Qualifications:
-BA or BS in any social science and/or working in related master's or doctoral program
-Some research experience
-Working knowledge of basic statistics
-Interest in graduate studies
-Facility in MS Windows, SPSS and/or SAS, Excel, and Word
-Good writing skills
-Open to learning new skills
Compensation:
$17 per hour
How to Apply:
Send resume and cover letter expressing interest to:
Donna D. Atkinson, Ph.D.
Westat
1600 Research Blvd., RB4145
Rockville, MD 20850-3195
SummerInternProg-DM@westat.com
Application deadline is February 28, 2013. Questions can be directed to Dr. Atkinson at DonnaAtkinson@Westat.com
