[bioundgrd] FW: Spring Social Impact Internships through the PKG Center for Public Service

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From: Jill Bassett <jbassett at mit.edu<mailto:jbassett at mit.edu>>
Subject: Please share with undergrads: Spring Social Impact Internships through the PKG Center for Public Service
Date: January 13, 2021 at 11:37:09 AM EST

Greetings,
Please share these part-time social impact internship undergrad opportunities for the spring semester. These internships are paid through the ELO guarantee. We will have many more opportunities listed 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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Spring Internships | January 7th, 2020

Happy New Year and welcome back! We hope you had a restful winter break and are looking forward to a meaningful IAP intersession. This edition of the Social Impact Newsletter highlights opportunities for undergraduate students still looking to fulfill their ELO Guarantee<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=c2fa32d464&e=ae41eb9fe9> in Spring 2021.

If you have any questions about your eligibility, please feel free to reach out tostudentworker at mit.edu<mailto:studentworker at mit.edu?subject=Social%20Impact%20Internships>. For more internship opportunities, visit us on Handshake<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=8f981d1e14&e=ae41eb9fe9>. Scroll down to learn how to filter your search to find social impact opportunities!

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Racial Justice

Software Engineer<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=db02215330&e=ae41eb9fe9> Almost Fun
Almost Fun is a non-profit tech organization that provides culturally-responsive and relatable educational resources designed for BIPOC and low-income students. The Curriculum Creator will participate in a weekly team reading groups focused on research on culturally-responsive methods of math instruction, and support the Chief Academic Officer in creating new math lessons that connect math concepts to relatable situations and social issues.
Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021

Data Systems Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=8972c72927&e=ae41eb9fe9> Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative
BCDI is a community-led planning and economic development organization working to build an equitable, sustainable, and democratic local economy that creates shared wealth and ownership for low-income people of color in the Bronx. They're seeking an Intern to support their database architecture, data management, and digital tools. This role will be cross-functional, but it will mainly focused on technological needs and developing internal systems. The position requires someone who is a detail-orientated problem solver. The intern will report to BCDI’s Strategic Partnerships Manager and interact in a cross-functional workflow.
Application Deadline: January 31st, 2021

Black Voices for Recovery Peer-Led Healing Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=20d40992aa&e=ae41eb9fe9> Cambridge Health Alliance Health Equity Lab
Black Voices: Pathways 4 Recovery is a community-grown, peer-led group of adults seeking expanded treatment and support options for mental health, trauma, and substance use-related challenges. The Intern will assist the program in the facilitation of relevant activities including drafting moderation guides, recruitment, and research and evaluation to better measure the impact of the organization among Black communities in Boston, MA.
Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021

Additional Opportunities:
Curriculum Creator<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=1c31a4f0b9&e=ae41eb9fe9> Almost Fun Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021
Historic Preservation Mapping Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=dc82c205da&e=ae41eb9fe9> Boston Preservation Alliance Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021
BronXchange Data Management and Analytics Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=8a55842b62&e=ae41eb9fe9> Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021
Economic Democracy Learning and Curriculum Development Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=a291f01980&e=ae41eb9fe9> Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative Application Deadline: January 29th, 2021
Participatory Planning Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=0956610321&e=ae41eb9fe9> Bronx Cooperative Initiative Application Deadline: January 31st, 2021
Anti-hunger Advocacy Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=eae4943dfb&e=ae41eb9fe9> Project Bread Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021

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Climate Change & Environment

Sustainability Data Analyst<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=d9ce7af731&e=ae41eb9fe9> Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Did you know that healthcare contributes to 10% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the United States? Join BIDMC’s cutting-edge initiative to increase their sustainability efforts in carbon emissions, waste, green commuting, responsible procurement, and local & sustainable food. This intern will have a unique chance to work directly with the Sustainability Program Manager to track and improve the organization’s progress towards sustainability goals.
Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021

Language of Water Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=a698aa08e8&e=ae41eb9fe9> Lehman Sanctuary
How can students better understand dynamic living water in nature? The Lehman Sanctuary, a non-profit eco-organization, has partnered with Misericordia University to establish a unique STEM water quality monitoring station in the Sanctuary’s forested wetlands. This station will monitor water quality characteristics such as temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and conductivity using advanced telemetry – help them translate, visualize, and stream this data to Pennsylvania classrooms.
Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021

Regional Resilience Initiative Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=71924c938c&e=ae41eb9fe9> Miami-Dade County
Join the Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience for a unique opportunity to help advance a cutting edge regional initiative for social, economic and climate resilience. The intern will work closely with a team of young government professionals to develop an innovative online hub/portal where stakeholders can collaborate to advance resilience initiatives.
Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021

Food Sector Engineering + Sustainability Analyst<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=2850e1307a&e=ae41eb9fe9> World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
WWF is a leading environmental NGO and its Markets Institute identifies global issues and trends in food, agriculture, and soft commodities with the goal to increase the speed and scale of solutions to help optimize global food sector sustainability. They're seeking an intern to explore shifting specialty crop farming from California to the Mid-Delta in order to reduce environmental pressures on California while boosting supply chain resiliency. The intern will complete background research on existing structures and processes in this region, calculate processing capabilities, and complete basic financial analysis of capital investment for infrastructure and ongoing operation.
Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021

Additional Opportunities:
Keep an eye out for future postings!

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Tech, Data & Research

Food Security + Public Health Research Internship<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=3e37ed4617&e=ae41eb9fe9> Cambridge Health Alliance
Food insecurity in Massachusetts has increased by 59% due to the COVID-19 pandemic and 1 in 7 Massachusetts residents are currently facing food insecurity. Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is seeking a Food Security + Research intern to work closely with their Community Health Improvement Department. In this role, the intern will assist on the CHA research study on food insecurity, interview study participants, actively participate in research team planning meetings, and disseminate research findings by creating posters, and contributing to manuscripts & reports.
Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021

Housing Project Analysis Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=8360dc0875&e=ae41eb9fe9> Homeword, Inc.
For 26 years, Homeword has used sustainable methods to strengthen Montana communities by teaching homebuyer education and financial skill building, while creating safe, healthy homes people can afford. They're seeking an intern to review and assess their current portfolio of projects and support the creation of a Project Feasibility & Risk Framework tool that will assist Homeword in adopting an early warning system to identify emerging fiscal and operational issues with project opportunities. The intern will create criteria, guidelines and dashboard indicators that will help gauge future projects and align staff, senior management and Board of Directors in shared decision making in step with strategic goals.
Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021

Software Engineering Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=8fa35d055f&e=ae41eb9fe9> Re-Plate
Re-plate manages the food donations of caterers, offices with meal services, brands with product overrun, farmers markets, restaurants and other surplus food generators to bring food to nearby nonprofits that work with those experiencing food insecurity, or even directly to someone's home. The Software Engineering Intern will implement new features and improvements to the Re-plate web app. This includes sign-up, the donor dashboard, the recipient dashboard, and internal tooling for the Operations Team. The first project will likely be to increase the accessibility of the Re-Plate web app, where accessibility means all websites, tools, and technologies are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can more easily use them.
Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021

Data Analytics Intern (Social Impact)<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=9e4b467a2e&e=ae41eb9fe9> Women of the World Endowment
Women of the World Endowment (WoWE) is a disruptive innovator in the gender empowerment landscape that is raising a $5B endowment to support the conscious empowerment of women and girls and the communities they support. WoWE seeks an intern with research experience to support in pulling together relevant reports and data on various topics. The intern will review and audit specific indicators in the UN Women’s SDG Database, improve visualization and utilization of specific data, and turn data and research projects into creative, interactive products for broader market use.
Application Deadline: January 10th, 2021

Additional Opportunities:
Virtual Reality/Software Engineer Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=b8c05a7d0f&e=ae41eb9fe9> Brookline Interactive Group Application Deadline: February 26th, 2021
Business Analyst Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=fb9b3dceba&e=ae41eb9fe9> City of Tucson Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021
Urban Analytics Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=53460f994e&e=ae41eb9fe9> City of Tucson Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021
Web Application Engineer<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=e9cbf54b7d&e=ae41eb9fe9> Hope for Youth by Providing Education (HYPE) Application Deadline: February 15th, 2021
Software Engineer Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=80f06dd14b&e=ae41eb9fe9> Kupenda for the Children Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021
Education Researcher + Data Analyst<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=a7a4d33c11&e=ae41eb9fe9> Learning Seeds Application Deadline: January 31st, 2021
Business Analyst<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=cad20e92f7&e=ae41eb9fe9> Local Enterprise Assistance Fund Application Deadline: January 29th, 2021
Map Designer/Developer<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=3e139d09a0&e=ae41eb9fe9> Newburgh Community Land Bank Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021
Substance Abuse Recovery Data Project Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=a781f8b54e&e=ae41eb9fe9> The Phoenix Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021
Data Analyst Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=caf0577f12&e=ae41eb9fe9> WalkBoston Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021
Research Intern (Gender Lens Investing)<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=329786a8dc&e=ae41eb9fe9> Women of the World Endowment Application Deadline: January 10th, 2021
Innovation in Closing Digital Divides Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=b9ff364196&e=ae41eb9fe9> World Education Application Deadline: February 15th, 2021

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Health & Medicine

Ariadne Labs, Better Evidence (2 positions):
Ariadne Labs is a joint center for health systems innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. They're seeking a Global Health Intern and a Data Visualization Intern to work with their Better Evidence program, a team working to ensure practitioners and trainees routinely access the best possible clinical evidence to provide the best possible care and treatment in resource-limited settings.
- Global Health Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=67e0f480e2&e=ae41eb9fe9>
- Data Visualization Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=1b97e1c8a6&e=ae41eb9fe9>
Application Deadline: January 31st, 2021

Healthcare Reform/ACO Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=03e9411124&e=ae41eb9fe9> MassHealth
MassHealth’s Health Plan Administration and Oversight (HPAO) seeks an intern to take a deep dive into reviewing data to inform policy and support targeted process improvement efforts within MassHealth and/or health plan operations. HPAO plays a central role in the administration of Medicaid benefits to over a million Massachusetts residents. This internship offers a unique, insider's view of health care and access in Massachusetts, as well as insight into MassHealth's managed care structure and overall operations.
Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021

Health Equity Research Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=a16e53e885&e=ae41eb9fe9> Cambridge Health Alliance Health Equity Lab
The Health Equity Research Lab (HERLab) at the Cambridge Health Alliance Department of Psychiatry is an interdisciplinary group of researchers, clinicians, and community partners who conduct research to improve physical and mental health in diverse communities. They're seeking an intern to assist research professor Ana M. Progovac, PhD in collecting, analyzing, summarizing, and displaying quantitative and qualitative data related to implementation of a computer-adaptive screening tool. This role focuses heavily on improving the quality of mental health care in the U.S., especially on reducing disparities for underserved populations.
Application Deadline: January 15th, 2021

Additional Opportunities:
COVID Action Recovery Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=6fe0b5d374&e=ae41eb9fe9> City of Miami Beach Application Deadline: January 31st, 2021
Health Safeguarding Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=ad380779bd&e=ae41eb9fe9> MA Department of Developmental Services Application Deadline: January 31st, 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=debed5271c&e=ae41eb9fe9>. 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 “ELO Public Service & Social Impact” to find eligible ELO-funded social impact internships.
3. PKG-specific internships will be marked as "PKG ELO" in the internship title

Watch this 1-minute video on how to search for internships using labels on Handshake<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=5dfdf4627b&e=ae41eb9fe9>. 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.

Additional PKG Opportunities

- IDEAS LIVE Proposal Writing Workshop<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=416829df8c&e=ae41eb9fe9>: 1/13
- PKG Spring Fellowships Deadline<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=dab4835b71&e=ae41eb9fe9>: 1/20
- IDEAS Proposal Deadline<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=e1ffd17566&e=ae41eb9fe9>: 1/24
- Davis Project for Peace Deadline<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=a3e10a262e&e=ae41eb9fe9>: 2/1
- PKG CI-FI Application Deadline<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=2d335b49c3&e=ae41eb9fe9>: 2/5

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=112292bb7a&e=ae41eb9fe9>.

Happy to help.
If you have questions about PKG Social Impact Internships, please reach out to studentworker at mit.edu<mailto:studentworker at mit.edu?subject=Newsletter%20Questions>.

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