[bioundgrd] FW: Still time to apply for an internship! Social Impact Internships

Fri Apr 1 13:36:51 EDT 2022

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From: Jill Bassett <jbassett at mit.edu<mailto:jbassett at mit.edu>>
Subject: Please share with UGs: Still time to apply for an internship! Social Impact Internships
Date: April 1, 2022 at 12:29:00 PM EDT

Happy Friday!
Please share these summer opportunities with undergrads. Thank you!
All best,
Jill

Jill S. Bassett, M.S.
Associate Dean + Director
PKG Center for Public Service<https://pkgcenter.mit.edu/>
MIT
617-216-8233 (cell)

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Summer 2022 Social Impact Internships
April 1st, 2022
There's still time to apply for an internship, so apply now before they're gone! You're eligible to apply if you'll be a returning undergraduate in Fall 2022 with US work authorization. We encourage you to apply ASAP, as employers are reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

If you have questions about your eligibility or our positions, please feel free to reach out tostudentworker at mit.edu<mailto:studentworker at mit.edu>. Find all of our opportunities on MIT Handshake<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=ed7b8ff74e&e=0920844901>!

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Health & Medicine

Environmental Health Research Analyst<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=2f70dfe12f&e=0920844901> Florida Institute for Health Innovation
FIHI's mission is to create healthy and sustainable communities by championing innovative public health policy and cross-sector collaboration. Support their work with story mapping, research, and data analysis to address significant gaps in EH hazard data in underserved communities with exacerbated health inequity that have been affected by natural disasters.
Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Data Project Manager<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=5ee4cea105&e=0920844901> Maine Department of Health & Human Services
The Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) recently developed an Age-Friendly State Plan and is seeking an intern to assist with creating a dashboard to illustrate age-friendly indicators and data points to implement the plan. This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in data, data visualizations, project management, and systems change.
Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Health Equity Data Analytics Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=f6c83d6d00&e=0920844901> Maine Department of Health & Human Services
MaineCare, Maine's Medicaid program, is seeking an intern to work alongside the Data Analytics staff to assess data, identify best practices for reporting on health quality, and create algorithms and visualizations in order to better support their members.
Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Medical Oxygen Training Center Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=5cac0a4494&e=0920844901> Build Health International
BHI's medical oxygen program is rapidly growing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and they are establishing and scaling-up medical oxygen training centers in West and East Africa. They are seeking an intern to focus on the development of technical training materials for the assessment, repair, and maintenance of pressure swing adsorption (PSA) medical oxygen plants and the associated supporting infrastructure. This is a unique opportunity of a student that has a strong interest in international development, health sciences, and biomedical engineering.
Application Deadline: April 30th, 2022

Racial Justice

Data Visualization Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=4f4f0d2807&e=0920844901> Bennett College
Join Bennett College as they look to reinvent and reimagine the roles of the institution and HBCUs broadly in the preparation of women of color who aspire to leadership in social justice, civil rights and social mobility. The Data Visualization intern will assist with cleaning, analyzing, and presenting data to institutional leadership to improve decision making and planning for the college.
Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Digital Systems Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=ed313b3fa9&e=0920844901> Supplier Diversity Office, Commonwealth of MA
The mission of the Supplier Diversity Office is to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in state contracting by certifying minority, women, veteran, disability, LGBT-owned, and small Massachusetts businesses and connecting them with business opportunities and resources. They are seeking an intern to assist with system development for their new Supplier Diversity Application including research, data collection and analysis, and software development.
Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Data Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=0fc41414e5&e=0920844901> Inner City Weightlifting
InnerCity Weightlifting’s mission is to reduce street violence by amplifying the voice and agency of people who have been most impacted by systemic racism and mass incarceration. ICW is a culture and community in which power dynamics are flipped, social capital is bridged, and new leaders emerge in the fight to combat long-standing inequities. As the Data Intern, you will be responsible for supporting the build out of their data collection platform and creating a data tool to help them better collect and visualize data.
Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Additional Opportunities:
Digital Art Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=f7d30d894e&e=0920844901> Bennett College Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022
Impact Fund Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=e859d129cc&e=0920844901> Homeboy Industries Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022
Anti-Displacement/Community Land Trust Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=206419c558&e=0920844901> GreenRoots, Inc. Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Tech, Data & Research

Minecraft for Public Policy <https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=71ea290784&e=0920844901> City of Boston
The City of Boston has multiple high-quality datasets that they want to use to create new exciting data visualizations in a Minecraft environment. By translating this information into their own Minecraft world, they hope to use it as a platform for education. They are seeking an intern to build parts of the City and assist in creating learning modules in the areas of climate and food justice.
Application Deadline: April 4th, 2022

Policy Research Fellow<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=2e7fd8659d&e=0920844901> MA Taxpayers Foundation
Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation is a public policy organization whose mission is to combine unbiased research and thoughtful recommendations in order to strengthen the state's finances and economy. As the Policy Research Fellow, you will work alongside a staff member on a research topic based on your interest and could include an assessment of the municipal use of the American Rescue Plan funding, the effectiveness of workforce training programs, or other areas of interest.
Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Neighborhood Impact Data Analyst<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=893f08d96d&e=0920844901> The Community Builders, Inc.
The Community Builders Inc seeks to develop healthy affordable housing and create strong neighborhoods. They are looking for a Data Analyst Intern to help them define and measure neighborhood impact by analyzing internal, census, and 3rd party data to map trends over time.
Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Data Collection & Systems Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=b9bfe345f2&e=0920844901> RCity
River City Community Development Center (R CITY) works to support families through various youth programs, centered around mentorship and career preparation. The intern will work to develop a digital infrastructure that allows for systematic input, analysis, display, and reporting of RCITY’s efforts and engage with program participants to implement various aspects of research.
Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Additional Opportunities:
Predictive Modeling Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=90cd2a150d&e=0920844901> Power of Patients Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022
Web Development & Data Analysis Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=43ae7ab345&e=0920844901> Urban Impact Lab Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022
Entrepreneurship Program Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=07aeb107e6&e=0920844901> The Capital Network Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Climate Change & Environment

AI for Ecological Resilience Program Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=db2f0c45b5&e=0920844901> Texas Water Trade
Texas Water Trade currently has projects located along the Gulf Coast of Texas that deploy environmental water during dry conditions to help augment freshwater in-flows around bays and estuaries. They are utilizing cameras to monitor the impacts of these flows on bird populations and are seeking an intern to assist in the data processing, apply statistical techniques, and compile a report that helps tell the story of the collected data.
Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Mechanical Engineering Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=942fa64ed9&e=0920844901> Groundwork Sommerville
Groundwork Somerville is a nonprofit urban farm with a youth employment and education program to teach young people about urban farming, equitable food access, and environmental impact. They are seeking students to design, prototype, and install a bike-powered pumping system to be used as an educational tool for their programs.
Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

Fare Policy Intern<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=ff87e8b220&e=0920844901> LivableStreets Alliance
LivableStreets advocates for practical, people-centered transportation systems in Metro Boston that dismantle invisible barriers that divide neighborhoods, communities, and people. Support their team as they continue to build an organized constituency, inform and shift the public narrative, and create political will to advance fare-free bus pilots and their permanent implementation across the Commonwealth.
Application Deadline: April 11th, 2022

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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=b93b6cd2e2&e=0920844901>. Our internships are also listed on the new ELx platform, which provides links to apply on Handshake. To search for Social Impact Employment positions on Handshake, you can filter for "PKG funding eligible," or follow this link<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=c909a1d69d&e=0920844901>to view Social Impact Internships only.

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 Opportunities

IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge Awards Ceremony<https://mit.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbfcbe5f8114f808637f837c4&id=bb0b5623ff&e=0920844901>
April 24, 2022

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=e95b240469&e=0920844901>.

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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