About the role
Research and Policy Internship:
RISEP offers internships in applied research and policy. Research and policy interns learn to conduct quantitative and qualitative research and/or law and policy research to analyze economic sectors, job markets and working conditions, and relevant law and policy. The internship will teach students research methods and skills, and provide opportunities for field and secondary research, data analysis, and writing to allow students the opportunity to address exciting labor and social justice issues in a way that make a difference for working people, especially immigrants and people of color. Current projects include: ride-sharing research (Uber, Lyft etc); marginalized workers in the south; urban development in Miami; temporary and informal work; low wage work in Miami; labor in Cuba; the impact of climate change on jobs, housing, and development in Miami; and other projects.
- *Interns' work can include*: field research, research and policy work, data analysis; writing research briefs or fact sheets; and participating in policy forums and conferences. Students will receive skills-building training that applies to this work and thus *it is not necessary for students to have relevant experience or knowledge coming into the internship*. Interns will work closely with, and receive guidance from, a professor and mentor working in the field.
- This opportunity is open to students of all fields, and is especially useful in preparing for transitions into graduate school, law school, business school, and other professional programs and those seeking to enter the workforce upon graduation. It provides students the opportunity to conduct quantitative, qualitative research, and/or law and policy research, and supports them in the production of written work that can be used for graduate/professional school and job applications.
RISEP expects interns to be full participants in projects, to take direction and supervision from our experienced field research associates, and to make meaningful contributions to our agenda of applied research and our mission to serve the interests of working people, their families, and communities.
Internships require at least 10 hours per week for each 3 semester credit course.