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<p class=""><span style>[Leora adds: I did work for AARP when I was a postdoc. They do have a serious research department.] <br></span></p><p class="">You can view and apply for this job at:</p>
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<p class="">AARP Research is seeking a paid, full-time Summer Intern.
The time commitment is 40 hours per week at our downtown DC office (June 8 -
August 14) conveniently located near the Gallery Place metro</p>
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<p class="">i.<span style> </span>Position
responsibilities</p>
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<p class="">The intern will support Research Center staff in a
variety of research tasks, including writing reports, background research,
quantitative analysis, proofreading and fact and number checking.<span style> </span>The position allows an intern to get a
hands-on experience with an active research team and gives needed support to
the Research Center.</p>
<p class="">The intern will proofread, fact and number check research
reports, annotations, and other research documents for research staff.<span style> </span>This is critical to the department as a
quality control.</p>
<p class="">The intern will write background sections for reports and
complete reports as needed.<span style> </span>This is a
learning opportunity for the intern and also frees up research advisors for
consulting work.</p>
<p class="">The intern will work on research synthesis projects, and
conduct SPSS analyses coordinating with key players in the Research Center and
around the Association to put together documents that are useful, user-friendly
and leverage the knowledge of the RC.</p>
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<p class="">II.<span style> </span>Position
complexity, interaction & impact</p>
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<p class="">The intern will have an intern coordinator who will be
responsible for providing guidance and workflow management.<span style> </span>He or she will also have access to a mentor
and to the Research Director.</p>
<p class="">Work such as number checking, data analysis and writing
reports will be more highly supervised, while work on projects, such as
syntheses, will require more independent judgment.<span style> </span>Namely, the abilities to sort through
research, determine what is pertinent to the research question and decide how
the information should be organized will be necessary for work requiring more
independent judgment.</p>
<p class="">The position will directly impact the ability of RC to
support AARP’s social mission.<span style> </span>The
intern allows the RC to accomplish goals that we would not be able to
accomplish without the intern – specifically the synthesis projects, report
assistance, and analyses of data.<span style> </span>These
tasks are critical to our ability to leverage knowledge, but would not be done
or would be completed more slowly without an intern dedicated to them.<span style> </span>Likewise, many projects would be delayed
without the assistance of an intern to write reports or sections of reports,
participate in quality control, and prepare graphs and presentations.</p>
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<p class="">iii.<span style> </span>Desired
Education, Work Experience and competencies</p>
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<p class="">The ideal intern is working towards a Master’s degree or
Ph.D.<span style> </span>Knowledge of computer programs
such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is critical.<span style> </span>A basic understanding of statistics and
proficiency in SPSS, or similar statistical software, is required. Strong
communications skills (verbal and written) are required.</p>
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<p class="">To Apply for this Opportunity</p>
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<p class="">Submit a current resume indicating preferred work
location<span style> </span>(We’re in all 50 states and
U.S. territories)</p>
<p class="">A writing sample (Please attach to this application) A
cover letter detailing the areas of Interest to you at AARP.</p>
<p class="">Two letters of recommendation from a college or
university professor/instructor and a manager who is familiar with your work An
official copy of a current semester transcript detailing number of accumulated
credits and current GPA (minimum GPA of 3.0)</p>
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<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">Leora Lawton PhD<br>Executive Director<br>Berkeley Population Center<br>350K Barrows Hall<br>(of) 510-643-1270<br>(m) 510-928-7572<br><a href="http://www.popcenter.berkeley.edu" target="_blank">www.popcenter.berkeley.edu</a><br></div>
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