Research Intern

Description

Labor Classification: Intern

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Employment Status: Part-time (20 hours per week), hybrid (based in Seattle)

Reports to: Research Associate

Hourly Range: $22 per hour - $22 per hour

Summary:

At PRR, we help create meaningful and inclusive opportunities for people to influence decision-making around issues that affect their lives. Our clients include government agencies, organizations, and businesses that focus on transportation, public health, and the environment.

The research intern will work closely with the research team to support in planning and implementing research projects related to transportation, public health, and the environment. In this role, the research intern will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with the complete research process, from research design to outreach, participant recruitment, and data collection to analysis and reporting. The role is ideal for someone who is excited about applying knowledge in social science methods and statistical approaches to answer client research questions, and to address practical challenges of day-to-day project implementation. Our team focuses on understanding client needs and offering innovative approaches to research and robust methodology consistent with PRR’s values of teamwork, equity, inclusion, integrity, curiosity, and evolution.

This is a paid internship position, and the tentative timeline is beginning in May or June and continuing through August or September 2023, with the opportunity to extend.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with research team to design, develop, and implement multiple research projects, including attending regular meetings with project teams, and managing tasks and projects to meet deadlines and budget goals
• Coordinate research tasks, such as creating outreach materials, working with vendors, programming online surveys and other data collection tools, conducting interviews and focus groups, and communicating with participants by answering inquiries and sending reminders, and managing practical challenges of day-to-day project implementation
• Contribute to analysis and research reports under the supervision of a research associate, such as data cleaning and data management, analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, and creating charts and data visualizations to highlight key findings, and communicating findings 
• Support efforts to engage key audiences in client campaigns, including marginalized and historically disadvantaged communities and people who use languages other than English
• Maintain effective working relationships, confidentiality, and high-quality control standards for all communications with project teams, clients, vendors, and communities by provide best possible solutions to client with guidance from supervisor, project managers, and research leads 

Skills and Attributes

• Familiarity with and working knowledge of social science research methods, including familiarity with various forms of quantitative and qualitative data, data collection methods (such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, usability testing, etc.), and research ethics
• Demonstrated experience and/or coursework related to data analysis, data visualization, and statistics
• Understanding of issues related to transportation and mobility (such as equity, public transit, and local and regional growth planning), and/or health and environment (such as sustainability, public health, and healthcare)
• Familiarity with statistical software or programming languages (Stata, SPSS, R, etc.) and research tools (Qualtrics, Tableau, Alchemer, etc.) is desirable
• Ability to gather information from multiple resources and perspectives, and think critically and creatively to generate research questions and approaches to address client needs 
• Experience with strategies and approaches that engage people who use languages other than English, are Black, Indigenous, and people of color, or from other marginalized identities and/or underserved communities
• Excellent time and project management skills, including ability to work independently and on a team, manage multiple projects and deadlines, work collaboratively with people of diverse backgrounds
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail 
• Ability to read, speak, and communicate in English is required, and ability to speak languages other than English is a plus
• Proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel is required

Experience/Education

• This is an entry-level position designed for a college undergraduate or a graduate student in sociology, communications, marketing, political science, public health, or other social sciences with coursework in research methodology or statistics, or someone with equivalent experience
• Experience working with marginalized identities and/or underserved communities is highly desirable
• Experience working in customer or client service and/or the public sector is a plus

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be expected to work extended hours; including, but not limited to, standing or sitting for extended periods. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee will regularly operate office equipment.

This is a paid internship. The hourly rate is $22 per hour. Interns are not eligible for benefits.

Qualifications

Salary : $22 - $0