[bioundgrd] FW: Summer 2021 Social Impact Internships via the PKG Center for Public Service

Fri Apr 2 13:21:58 EDT 2021

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From: Jill Bassett <jbassett at mit.edu<mailto:jbassett at mit.edu>>
Subject: Please share with your undergrads: Summer 2021 Social Impact Internships via the PKG Center for Public Service
Date: April 2, 2021 at 1:14:38 PM EDT

Greetings,
Please share these paid summer social impact internship undergrad opportunities. We will have more positions posted in the coming weeks.

Any student who is interested in a social impact internship who does not see something of interest, or has questions, should feel free to reach out to me at jbassett at mit.edu<mailto:jbassett at mit.edu>. Thank you for spreading the word!

All best,
Jill
Jill S. Bassett
Associate Dean + Director
PKG Center for Public Service<https://pkgcenter.mit.edu/>
MIT
617-216-8233 (cell)
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Summer Internships | April 2, 2021
In anticipation of summer 2021, we have been working with some incredible community organizations across the U.S. to curate paid, fully remote Social Impact Internships for MIT undergraduate students. If you're an undergraduate who will be enrolled for Fall 2021 with US work authorization, you are eligible to apply! We encourage you to apply early, as employers review applications on a rolling basis.

If you have any questions about your eligibility or any of our positions,  join one of our two Summer Drop-In Info Sessions on Tuesday 4/6, 4-5pm<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=ed2ca88758&e=0920844901> or Friday 4/9, 12-1pm<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=9a6547aabf&e=0920844901>. Also, please feel free to reach out to studentworker at mit.edu<mailto:studentworker at mit.edu>.

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Racial Justice

Research and Data Analyst Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=02f000dbbe&e=0920844901> Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) is a national membership organization dedicated to expanding and mobilizing philanthropic and community resources for underserved AAPI communities to build a more just and equitable society. The Research and Data Analyst Intern will have the opportunity to collaborate with AAPIP’s Research Team, with the goal of laying the groundwork for a multi-year philanthropic research project. The intern will play a pivotal role in analyzing and tracking grant data and writing a preliminary report towards advancing this goal.
Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021

Participatory Planning for Economic Democracy Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=aa44aa7b81&e=0920844901> Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative
The Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative (BCDI) is a community-led planning and economic development organization. BCDI is growing a community and labor network to address generational wealth extraction from people of color in the Bronx and forge a path for Black liberation. The Participatory Planning intern will work closely with the Planning and Policy Lab (PPL), a project of BCDI which provides local planning capacity by, with, and for the Bronx. The intern will assist PPL in providing partners with research, land use and data analysis to better collaborate with community stakeholders in participatory planning, strategy development, and tech-based capacity building.
Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021

Affordable Housing Data and Research Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=2a56115324&e=0920844901> Community Voices Heard
Community Voices Heard (CVH) is a member-led, multi-racial organization principally comprised of women of color and low-income families in New York State. Through grassroots organizing, leadership development, policy changes, and creating new models of direct democracy, CVH tackles tough issues and builds power to secure racial, social and economic justice for all New Yorkers. Currently, the Westchester County chapter of CVH is fighting for more affordable and accessible housing in Westchester county. The Affordable Housing Data & Research intern will support CVH members and staff in their analysis and development of policy interventions for Westchester county.
Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021

Additional Opportunities:
Curriculum<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=a462ebae7d&e=0920844901> <https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=3e9e6af55c&e=0920844901> Developer<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=5f4d18d5b4&e=0920844901> Almost Fun Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Software Engineer<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=4182c483be&e=0920844901> Almost Fun Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
GIS Mapping Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=d89da46fe2&e=0920844901> Boston Preservation Alliance Application Deadline: April 15th, 2021
Data Visualization Associate for Racial Justice<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=e28a54ecc5&e=0920844901> Liberty Hill Foundation  Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Equitable Entrepreneurship Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=109080a71f&e=0920844901> Msaada Partners Application Deadline: April 23rd, 2021

Climate Change & Environment

Clean Energy Research Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=f3a5ed4c35&e=0920844901> Northwest RiverPartners
Northwest RiverPartners leads the charge for the Northwest to achieve its clean energy potential using hydroelectricity as the cornerstone. Use your research and data analysis skills to help them compare carbon lifecycles for different forms of electric generation and analyze the economic impacts.
Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021

Climate Induced Agricultural Expansion Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=64167190a2&e=0920844901> World Wildlife Fund
Agricultural production is one of the leading users of land globally, but climate change will shift crop and pasture lands into new areas. Critical areas of interest that may suffer during this shift include the grasslands of Central Asia, taiga and boreal forests, and the Pampas region in Argentina. Intern with World Wildlife Fund and review current models for agricultural expansion and interpret the findings for natural habitats and ecosystem services. You will work collaboratively with WWF staff and external experts in the field.
Application Deadline: April 15th, 2021

GHG Estimation Tools Performance Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=7d8ad28a5a&e=0920844901> World Wildlife Fund
The global food system is responsible for 21-37% of all emissions, and these emissions alongside climate change are a critical issue for humanity and for wildlife. To combat this, World Wildlife Fund is seeking a creative, data driven intern to create greenhouse gas estimation tools using quantitative assessment. These tools can help farmers identify practices to improve environmental performance, and can help buyers identify more or less greenhouse gas intensive products.
Application Deadline: April 15th, 2021

Livestock Feed Footprint Research Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=7c71a0fc82&e=0920844901> World Wildlife Fund
The environmental footprint that comes with feeding livestock is huge and includes GHG emissions, water quantity and quality, biodiversity impacts, land conversion, and land degradation. To address this, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) hopes to hire an intern to take the lead on a research project which measures the environmental impact of livestock feed and identifies ways to reduce these unsustainable practices.
Application Deadline: April 15th, 2021

Additional Opportunities:
Environmental Data Analyst<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=71fac061a5&e=0920844901> Charles River Watershed Association Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Coastal Resilence Program Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=8d1e2dcbf9&e=0920844901>  City of Miami Beach Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Commodity Traceabiiity and Transparency Analysis Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=42cddb2079&e=0920844901> World Wildlife Fund Application Deadline: April 15th, 2021
Deforestation and Climate Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=0f42693769&e=0920844901> World Wildlife Fund Application Deadline: April 15th, 2021
Environmental Degradation and Human Rights Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=261333f1ce&e=0920844901> World Wildlife Fund Application Deadline: April 15th, 2021
Food Sustainability and Food Justice Policy Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=00206802e9&e=0920844901> World Wildlife Fund Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
GHG Mitigation in Shrimp & Salmon Aquaculture Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=f7f4c0792b&e=0920844901> World Wildlife Fund Application Deadline: April 15th, 2021

Tech, Data & Research

Bronx Data Engineering and Analytics Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=d972ae7088&e=0920844901> Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative
BCDI is a community-led planning and economic development organization that creates shared wealth and ownership for low-income people of color in the Bronx. BronXchange is launching a digital platform to scale support for Bronx businesses, providing a digital portal for all stakeholders in the Bronx ecosystem that ensures equitable economic growth. The data management and analytics intern will work to identify, organize, and analyze a variety of datasets and help build interactive data tools for utilization by platform users.
Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021

Computer Science Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=ae6ede98b1&e=0920844901> NeedsList
Are you a creative and dynamic student excited to use computer engineering to build a better future? Join NeedsList as a Computer Science Intern and learn how a tech startup creates new solutions to humanitarian crisis response! As an intern, you will be responsible for conducting a research and proof-of-concept development project around the integration of 3rd party APIs with the RespondLocal platform.
Application Deadline: April 15th, 2021

Machine Learning Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=2605e5a404&e=0920844901> RebootRx
Interested in getting hands-on experience at a cutting-edge social impact startup at the intersection of AI, biology, and medicine? Intern with Reboot Rx this summer! Reboot Rx enables cancer patients to access new and affordable treatments faster than traditional approaches using repurposed generic drugs. They are searching for a Machine Learning Engineer Intern, who will research and implement information extraction, optimize their evidence synthesis AI platform, among other data engineering tasks.
Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021

Web Development and Data Analysis Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=aa437847c7&e=0920844901> Urban Impact Lab
Are you interested in website development, data research, or analytics and management? Did you know that these skills can be used to create a more resilient and sustanable small business ecosystem? Intern with Urban Impact Lab and gain hands on experience using human-centered research to engage with and better connect the small business community.
Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021

Additional Opportunities:
911 Accessibility Web Developer<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=74498e65ac&e=0920844901> AccesSOS Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Research + Evaluation Associate<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=9619f5f267&e=0920844901> America Walks Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
BronXchange Digital Marketing Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=b43a5a3636&e=0920844901> Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Mobile App Developer<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=96e8fe17a5&e=0920844901> City of Miami Beach Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Summer Quantum Computing Teaching Assistant<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=f3f48b76b1&e=0920844901> The Coding School Application Deadline: April 16th, 2021
Business Analyst Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=a989de2137&e=0920844901> Cognitive Toybox Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Data Engineer Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=e35702a149&e=0920844901> Cognitive Toybox Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Fiscal Policy Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=8b2da55fcc&e=0920844901> Commonwealth of MA Application Deadline: April 15th, 2021
Technology Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=0a2318113a&e=0920844901> Friends of the Underline Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
AI & Analytics Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=4b9be0f31c&e=0920844901> Hope for Youth Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Digital Game Design Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=565c8d8ccf&e=0920844901> Innovators4Purpose Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Software Engineering Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=d9c9802c09&e=0920844901> Kupenda for the Children Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Virtual Information Technology Data Management Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=ec2ae84e9b&e=0920844901> Kresge Foundation Application Deadline: April 2nd, 2021
Disaster Relief Program Support and Outreach Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=5476a60005&e=0920844901> Miyamoto Global Disaster Relief Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Pandemic Online Simulation and Gaming Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=b8638aa3b7&e=0920844901> Naval War College Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Software Development Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=495e932f4d&e=0920844901> n*gram Health Application Deadline: April 11th, 2021
School Accountability and Data VIsualization Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=e92d9e2a06&e=0920844901> Northeast Denver Innovation Zone Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Electrical Engineering Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=bba2af9b6b&e=0920844901> OmniVis Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Mechanical Engineering Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=014097f3a6&e=0920844901> OmniVis Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Impact Analysis Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=62e6609799&e=0920844901> Tablecloth Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Product Development and Software Engineering Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=4d98e8849e&e=0920844901> Tablecloth Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021

Health & Medicine

Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Analyst<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=4ef8064060&e=0920844901> Build Health International
Are you interested in learning how high quality health infrastructure is built in settings with limited access to public utilities? Join Build Health International (BHI) as they promote global health equity. The intern for this role will standardize BHI’s mechanical and electrical processes by developing a template that can be used to determine what the specific mechanical and electrical approach should be for any given facility. The selected intern will gain valuable hands on experience working directly with architects and engineers in the field while learning about the complexities, challenges, and rewards of building healthcare infrastructure in low-resource communities.
Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021

MaineCare Data Analyst<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=457b211f8e&e=0920844901> Maine Dept of Health and Human Services
Are you passionate about health equity and do you see how data can inform policy decisions that connect to health? Intern with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services as a Data Analyst! In this role, your research skills and data analysis will assist MaineCare leadership to better serve and provide health insurance to over 380,000 Maine residents, and your work will advance the quality and equity of care patients receive in Maine.
Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021

Community Campaign Associate<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=22fe94eb4d&e=0920844901> Project Bread
Project Bread is Massachusetts’ statewide anti-hunger organization. Through their work to increase food access and equitable anti-hunger legislation advocacy, they play a critical role in the response to the hunger crisis being caused by the health and economic impact of COVID-19. Join their Child Nutrition Outreach Program/Communications Team this summer to support their Community Outreach campaigns. The Community Campaign Associate will evaluate and compile evaluation data current public awareness campaigns.
Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021

Additional Opportunities:
Site Assessment Analyst<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=31685026fd&e=0920844901> Build Health International Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Farmers Market Nutrition Program Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=3c8bd6e61f&e=0920844901> Commonwealth of MA Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Value-Based Purchasing Analyst<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=8352a44207&e=0920844901> Maine Dept of Health and Human Services Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Data Project Manager<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=86bf64ffc8&e=0920844901> Maine Dept of Health and Human Services Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Data Strategy Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=16b51de189&e=0920844901> MassHealth Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Healthcare Reform/ACO Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=09bc2e8c6d&e=0920844901> MassHealth Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Social Services Integration Policy Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=fc5ea7857b&e=0920844901> MassHealth Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Telehealth Equity Research Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=78f7966812&e=0920844901> Massachusetts Health Quality Partners Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Post-COVID Healthcare Policy Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=e2a56fe32d&e=0920844901> MA Taxpayers Foundation Application Deadline: April 19th, 2021
Biomedical Scientist Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=11ae813569&e=0920844901> RebootRx Application Deadline: April 30th, 2021

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How to Find a Social Impact Internship

The PKG Center advertises all of our Social Impact Internships on MIT Handshake<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=665a0cb8d0&e=0920844901>. Our internships are also listed on the new ELx platform<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=eb2300b50c&e=0920844901>, which provides links to apply on MIT Handshake. To search for Social Impact Employment positions on Handshake, use the filter feature:

1. Scroll down to the “Labeled by Your School” field
2. Select “PKG funding eligible” to find eligible funded social impact internship (federal work study-eligible positions will be labeled with a "federal work study eligible" tag)
3. Apply directly on Handshake

Watch this 2-minute video on how to search for internships using labels on Handshake<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=eb2dc09f50&e=0920844901>. To apply for a position, follow the instructions in the posting on Handshake.

Note: Host sites will be screening applicants on a rolling basis, so please apply to internships ASAP. Application deadlines listed are subject to change.

MISTI Internships

Looking for a paid internship that is global in focus? Get a dose of cultural immersion with an internship through MISTI<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=bf67c1cadb&e=0920844901>! See some of the available MISTI internships below offered in partnership with the Social Impact Internships program.

Countering the Superspreaders of Misinformation in Public Health Messaging<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=41f301570f&e=0920844901> UK National Health Service (United Kingdom) -- Application Deadline: April 4th, 2021
Carbon Calculator Project<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=b2fb55509f&e=0920844901> Treepoints (United Kingdom) -- Application Deadline: April 11th, 2021

Additional PKG Opportunities

- Summer Internships Drop-In Info Session #1<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=33508a41b0&e=0920844901>: 4/6 4-5pm
- Summer Internships Drop-In Info Session #2<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=fdca2698f5&e=0920844901>: 4/9 12-1pm
- IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge Awards<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=e0b1d5cd43&e=0920844901>: 4/25

To stay updated on further PKG opportunities, visit us at https://pkgcenter.mit.edu<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=40feba8884&e=0920844901>.

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