Research Internship, Center Health Policy, Economic Studies

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Interns spend approximately 12 weeks working alongside leading experts in government and academia from all over the world. Brookings also offers students the opportunity to intern in departments such as communications, human resources and central operations management. The mission of the Internship Program is to provide students with a pre-professional learning experience that offers meaningful, practical work experience related to their field of studyor career interest.

Students engage in career exploration and development as well as learn new skills.

Interns will have the opportunity to attend meetings, think tank events, professional development workshops, and public Brookings  addition, interns will have the opportunity to network with other interns throughout the Institution.

This internship is an opportunity for undergraduate students in their junior or senior year with an interest in health policy and economics to apply principles and theory learned in the classroom in a professional environment.

PhD students are not eligible for internships; please visit our Careers page for current open positions.

This internship pays an hourly rate of $18.40, and applicants must be willing to commit to a minimum number of hours per week (no less than 25 hours per week, during regular business hours), with some flexibility around an academic course schedule.

Position Location
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This internship requires you to be located in the U.S. for the duration of the internship. This is a hybrid opportunity. Hybrid positions combine regular in-person presence at our Washington, DC, office with the option of remote work.
Work location cannot be in any of the following states:
Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington.

The Center on Health Policy (CHP) produces rigorous research and analysis that informs the national health care policy debate. Recent and ongoing research examines impediments to prescription drug competition, strategies to enhance insurance coverage, provider consolidation, insurance market design, and policies to improve mental and behavioral health care in the U.S.

Interns will gain exposure to a broad set of economic policy topics while developing their analytical thinking and writing skills. Applicants should expect a range of responsibilities, broadly defined under the following categories:

General research and writing: Interns will assist with short-term research and other projects. Examples include research for policy memos, blog posts, or other work products. In addition, interns might be expected to analyze data and create graphs for papers, policy memos, presentations, and other items. Interns would help research potential topics and authors for future center/project work.

Quality Assurance
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Interns will assist with the fact checking and quality assurance process, which may include reviewing statistical code and verifying sources.

Please be advised that Brookings is currently implementing a multi-year strategic plan that includes changes to our organizational structure. As this work continues, the program associated with this internship may change between the time of application and the internship start date. While the program may change, the work/research area described in this posting and the team associated with that work are expected to remain the same.

Candidates will be informed of any relevant updates during the recruitment process and prior to the start of the internship.

Education/Knowledge/

Skills:

Successful applicants will be in their junior or senior year pursuing an undergraduate degree in economics or a related field like mathematics or statistics, or graduate students pursuing a master’s degree. Applicants should have strong writing and analytical skills and have taken introductory microeconomics and macroeconomics. Coursework in statistics or econometrics is highly recommended. Applicants should be enthusiastic and knowledgeable about U.S. healthcare policy.

Achieved proficiency in using Microsoft Excel and experience working with STATA, R, Python, or another statistical software are preferred. A successful applicant will have a strong teamwork ethic and a belief that no task is too big or too small.

Additional Information:

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