Social Justice Research and Evaluation Internship

Position Summary

Strength in Numbers Consulting Group is seeking one or more rising second year master’s students or recent graduates who have interest and experience in using qualitative and/or quantitative research and evaluation in the service of social justice. You will gain valuable applied research and evaluation experience in public health and nonprofit administration with applications related to service provision, activism and philanthropy (grantmaking). Internships are paid ($23 per hour) and exceptional performers may be asked to join our team long-term.

We are looking both for interns interested in social justice research in general and those who have interest or experience in two specific areas: LGBTQ mental health and research and evaluation of foundation grants on topics that may include, but are not limited to trans organizations, organizations by and for women and girls of color and/or grants focused on community safety.

Please upload your CV and a cover letter of no more than 3 pages in a single .pdf document here.

Please address the following in your cover letter:

1. Why you want to take part in this internship and why you think you are the best candidate for the internship. Please focus on both hard skills (e.g. methodological and/or topical expertise and experience, knowledge of quantitative analysis and software, understanding of qualitative methods and analysis, writing ability, attention to detail, experience managing multiple projects) and on soft skills (e.g. ability to listen and understand others’ perspectives, ability to work independently and in teams).

2. Your interest and experience with social justice activism, service provision or both.

3. Describe a research project that you did for a class, work experience or volunteer project. Tell us what the research question was, the role you played in answering or helping to answer the question and one thing you learned or found interesting about the process.

4. Whether you prefer to apply as a generalist (assigned to any set of social justice projects we are working on), or for the work in LGBTQ mental health or the work in philanthropic strategy. Regardless, please let us know why and your areas of interest and expertise.

5. Please indicate if you prefer a three-day per week schedule or a five day-per week schedule, any other commitments you have this summer (vacation, thesis writing, another job) and any accommodations you may request to make this internship work for you if selected.

6. Two recommenders; we prefer one be academic (e.g. a professor you have worked for or in whose class you particularly excelled) and one be practical and/or social justice oriented (e.g. a mentor who supervised you in an applied setting, a community member who can speak to the impact of your volunteer work or activism). If this is not possible, however, please supply two recommenders who can speak to your qualifications for this internship.

Applications are due March 22nd. Interviews will take place the week of April 1st, with decisions completed shortly after.