Summer Research Internship- Seattle, WA
Organization: Sightline Institute
Job Title: Summer Research Intern
Location: Seattle, WA
Hours and Compensation: unpaid, 24 hrs/wk, 10 weeks
Benefits: bus pass
Position Dates: summer 2012
Application Deadline: May 21
Posted on: May 3
Organization Overview
Sightline equips the Northwest’s citizens and decision-makers with the policy research and practical tools they need to advance long-term solutions to our region’s most significant challenges. Our work includes in-depth research, commentary, and analysis, delivered online, by email, and in-person to Northwest policy champions.
Description
This position is unpaid. Sightline’s interns commit to working at least 24 hours per week for at least 10 weeks during the summer. Interns are provided with office workspace, including a computer and email account, along with a bus pass.
Responsibilities
Assist Sightline’s research team in compiling, analyzing, and interpreting data on traffic and transportation from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. After decades of steadily increasing car traffic, vehicle travel has stagnated—even as state and provincial governments are planning billions of dollars to rebuild and widen urban highways. Our research on traffic suggests that the region simply doesn’t need—and can’t afford—these costly highway megaprojects. We need a research intern to help compile and analyze traffic trends, demographic data, state budget reports, and other sources of information that help us tell the story about the changing demand for car travel, and our declining ability to pay for more and bigger roads
Qualifications
Sightline seeks a motivated, organized, and self-starting data geek for a summer internship. You must be able to demonstrate strong academic credentials, meticulous attention to detail, excellent data analysis skills, experience with spreadsheet software, a passion for simplifying complex data into a clear and understandable story, and a commitment to a sustainable Northwest.
How to Apply:
lease email a cover letter, resume, and at least one example of analytical work to [email protected] by May 21. Sightline Institute encourages candidates from all socioeconomic, racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds to apply.
