The Incarceration and Inequality Project (IIP) combines research, data science, and strategic communications to explore and document how mass incarceration has impoverished communities and widened racial disparities in income and wealth over the past five decades. Vera is creating a national dataset that includes information on incarceration, community supervision, and economic outcomes from a range of local and federal sources. The project team will use this dataset to produce data-informed products, including policy briefs, research papers, and an online data visualization tool. We are seeking a full-time Graduate level Intern to provide a range of supports for new and ongoing studies, including quantitative analysis, data management, and literature reviews on topics related to mass incarceration, and economic justice. This is an opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team that is addressing policy-focused questions at the intersection of mass incarceration, economic mobility, and racial equity. The IIP Intern will learn: Working with a dynamic team on applied quantitative analysis Managing and analyzing economic data from the census and other sources Reviewing the literature on the intersection of income inequality and criminal legal system contact Conducting research to inform policy briefs and other publications About the role: 1. Background research Reviewing the literature on criminal legal and economic justice topics Producing research summaries Working with members of the research team to develop estimation techniques, based on existing research 2. Data management and exploratory analysis Merging and aggregating administrative datasets Conducting descriptive analysis Producing data visualizations Authoring memos and other internal documents describing results 3. Research methodology Participating in IIP research meetings, discussing research designs and providing feedback on emergent findings Presenting findings to the team