Research and Learning Internship, Childfund

Research and Learning Internship

Childfund International

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Location: Remote

Reporting Relationship: Research and Learning, Senior Research Advisor

OVERVIEW

ChildFund’s Research and Learning Team is looking for research and learning interns who are excited

about the applied health and social science research process and interested in the intersection of

child protection, child development, and public health.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide research support to Senior Researcher Advisor/Directors, to include assisting with:

▪ Design and conduct of literature reviews, document reviews, and other quantitative and

qualitative synthesis activities.

▪ Preparation for and execution of quantitative and qualitative data analysis.

▪ Support data collection for ongoing and new, primary research studies.

▪ Generation of reports and briefings to summarize research findings and to support the

development of learning products such as ChildFund’s Fourth Impact Report, conference

presentations, and journal publications.

QUALIFICATIONS

▪ Enrolled in a Public Health, Education, Psychology, or related graduate program.

▪ Knowledge of research methods, including behavioral/social science experimental study

design and threats to internal/external validity.

▪ Experience designing and conducting literature reviews (bibliographic database

searches, review of articles, etc.) and/or research syntheses (systematic reviews).

▪ Ability to manipulate and analyze datasets in Microsoft Excel and one or more statistical

analysis software packages, e.g., SPSS, STATA, SAS, R, etc.

▪ Experience writing reports on research studies.

▪ Advanced computer skills, with proficiency in using Microsoft Office suite applications,

e.g., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

▪ Experience with qualitative analysis software, e.g., NVIVO a plus.

▪ Strong verbal and written communication skills.

▪ Team player.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this internship, please send a cover letter, resume, and short writing sample to Dr. Darcy

Strouse, Director of Research and Learning, dstrouse@childfund.org, specifying “Research and

Learning Internship” in the email subject line.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and up to two internships are available.

ABOUT CHILDFUND INTERNATIONAL

ChildFund International (ChildFund) [www.childfund.org] is a child-focused International Non-

Governmental Organization (INGO) which, since 1938, has worked with local implementing partners

(LIPs), governments, and other partner organizations to help create the safe environments children

need to thrive. ChildFund’s twofold purpose is to (a) help deprived, excluded, and vulnerable

children around the world. This is done by improving their lives and helping them become adults who

bring positive change to their communities; and (b) promote societies that value, protect, and

advance the worth and rights of children. ChildFund has direct programming in communities in

twenty countries in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, including the United States. ChildFund works

across three key life stages to tailor interventions to meet children’s evolving needs as they develop

from infancy through young adulthood. ChildFund’s Research and Learning team implements a

research program to support thought leadership, visibility, and overall learning around the

organization’s child development and child protection work. Research initiatives include both

internal and external evidence synthesis, formative research, and primary and research studies.