Junior Research Intern, Center on Reinventing Public Education

Arizona State University•Tempe, AZ

22d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) is seeking a Junior Research Intern with experience in qualitative research and an interest in research and data management to join our team. The Junior Research Intern will be responsible for supporting our qualitative data collection and analysis on our New England District Transformation project. They will work both collaboratively with the project team on various tasks. Responsibilities will include scheduling interviews, observing and summarizing interviews, research operations activities, and contributing to theme identification. The Junior Research Intern will also support specific tasks on the Canopy project’s nomination survey administration and communications campaign. This involves managing contact data, drafting and sending outreach communications to support participation, reviewing school nominations, and maintaining data quality assurance for educational research. This role is a great opportunity to gain research experience and contribute to multiple projects across the organization. The intern will engage with a variety of critical topics affecting the public education landscape this year (deeper learning, college and career readiness, supporting multilingual learners, district budget and enrollment decline).

Requirements

Associate's degree and one (1) year of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Experience in qualitative research.
Interest in research and data management.
Experience managing contact data.
Experience drafting and sending outreach communications.
Experience reviewing school nominations.
Experience maintaining data quality assurance for educational research.
Experience with qualitative data collection and analysis.
Experience with research operations activities.
Experience with theme identification.
Experience with survey administration.
Experience with communication campaigns.

Nice To Haves

Completion of at least one academic or work project involving qualitative research methods, which entailed interviews, data collection, or summarizing findings.
Demonstrated experience coordinating communication across multiple stakeholder groups by managing recurring correspondence, drafting and distributing updates, and tracking follow-up.
Experience building and maintaining spreadsheets and databases (e.g Excel, Google Sheets, Airtable) to organize and track information.
Demonstrated interest in education policy and educational equity, with familiarity with US public education institutions, particularly in New England.
Demonstrated effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

Conduct background research using public sources to track district, school, and state policies, organizing and analyzing findings according to established data quality and handling procedures.
Support survey administration by drafting materials, updating contact data, and coordinating email communication.
Support data collection by scheduling, attending, and managing interviews
Contribute to qualitative analysis by identifying patterns, themes, and trends across interview and survey data.
Participate in team meetings, webinars, and other project-related activities; communicate proactively with supervisors and team members regarding progress, priorities, and deadlines.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of CRPE research projects and organizational priorities.