Academic Intern (Executive Research)

About Urban Institute:

The Urban Institute is a research-to-impact institution founded on one simple idea: To improve lives and strengthen communities, we need practices and policies that work. From advancing well-being to fostering shared prosperity, leaders across sectors are working every day to create brighter futures for all people and communities. For more than 50 years, Urban has delivered evidence and solutions that drive meaningful change, and this remains our charge today. 

Our Mission

To drive impact by equipping changemakers with evidence and solutions

Our Values

Collaboration, Fairness, Inclusivity, Independence, and Integrity

For more information on the Urban Institute, please visit https://www.urban.org.

The Opportunity

Central to Urban’s mission is fostering a truly inclusive community that ensures ongoing relevance to a changing world. The Urban Institute’s Executive Research is seeking a current student to support research studies related to immigration and refugee programs and policies.

What You’ll Do:

• Conduct background research and compile evidence on emerging topics 

• Conduct literature reviews, create annotated bibliographies, and synthesize key findings 

• Conduct quantitative data cleaning and analysis using analytic software (e.g., STATA, SAS, SPSS, R) 

• Engage in external engagement with research and technical assistance partners

• Contribute to product development, including writing, creating data tables and figures, quality review, and publication 

• Support proposal development activities as needed 

• Complete all required data security and IRB steps necessary for project participation

Who You Are:

The successful candidate will:

• Be working toward a PhD in Public Policy, Social Work, or related social science field

• Respect diverse perspectives and value collaborating with colleagues to create a mutually respectful work environment

• Demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills

• Have experience with various research methods, such as secondary data analysis and data visualization

• Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with quantitative data analysis software (e.g., STATA, SAS, SPSS, R)

What you’ll experience:

No matter your role with Urban, you will contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference for people and communities across the country. We are committed to working in a manner defined by our mission and values.

Urban’s greatest asset is our people.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the people assigned. This posting is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Urban management reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

The Urban Institute is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender or gender identity, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, veteran status, pregnancy or family responsibilities, matriculation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected status under applicable law.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you have a physical and/or mental disability and are interested in applying for employment and need special accommodations to use our website to apply for a position, please contact Human Resources at humanresources@urban.org. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.