NONDUKE STUDENT/INTERN

Duke Careers • Durham, NC

20d

About The Position

At Duke, we celebrate individuality and the unique perspectives that each member of our community brings. As part of The Community Research Collaborative Internships, you’ll join a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment where your creativity, curiosity, and commitment to community-engaged scholarship can thrive. You will contribute to research, data analysis, and communications efforts that advance impact-driven programming and support communities across Durham and beyond.

Be Bold.

The Community Research Collaborative Intern offers a variety of internship opportunities for students eager to explore applied research, data science, evaluation, design, and community engagement. These roles place you at the center of a dynamic partnership focused on creating meaningful, measurable impact.

Requirements

• Strong interest in community engagement, data science, or social impact
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Attention todetail and commitment to data integrity

Nice To Haves

• Experience with data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, R, Python, GIS, etc.) is a plus

Responsibilities

• Collaborating on community-based research and data science projects
• Mining and analyzing data to optimize community engagement strategies
• Developing custom data models and algorithms for applied research
• Assisting with database design, development, and testing
• Supporting the setup and maintenance of data handling systems
• Ensuring data security and data integrity
• Responding to information requests from community partners
• Conducting literature reviews and summarizing findings on emerging topics
• Assisting in the design and implementation of mixed-methods evaluations
• Tracking grantee progress toward impact goals and metrics
• Analyzing spatial data and producing digital maps
• Creating data visualizations for academic and community audiences
• Writing, editing, and proofreading reports for publication and web distribution
• Designing materials for print and digital collateral
• Maintaining accurate data records and safeguarding confidentiality
• Performing other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed