Summer 2026 Howard University Graduate Intern, Technology- Analytics Department
About The Position
The ACLU seeks a Howard University Graduate intern in the Technology and Analytics Department of the ACLU’s National office in New York City. This internship can be remote or hybrid. Qualifying applicants must: Be a Howard University Graduate student Currently be enrolled in Howard University's Masters in Applied Data Science Program Be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship ACLU Analytics partners with teams across the organization to enable the ACLU to make smart, evidence-based decisions and bring quantitative insights on our issues to the courtroom and the public. Our team's work ranges from social science research for litigation & advocacy, to analysis & reporting for fundraising and engagement, to building and maintaining our data infrastructure. We strive to ensure the ACLU leads by example in the ethical use of data and technology. This includes maintaining our privacy and security standards, pushing for transparent data practices from government and corporate actors, and helping to steward high standards for algorithmic fairness, accountability, and transparency. This intern will support the team’s goal of optimizing engagement and increasing fundraising metrics for the nationwide organization. This includes conducting feature engineering for existing/new machine learning models, developing and running queries against our data warehouse to identify patterns and trends to support our partners in Development, Communications and Marketing and other departments. The intern will also have opportunities to work with experienced data scientists and analysts and develop skills across the entire data science lifecycle such as data collection, exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, modeling and evaluation.
Requirements
- Be a Howard University Graduate student
- Currently be enrolled in Howard University's Masters in Applied Data Science Program
- Be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
- Familiarity with Python, R, SQL, or a similar analytics and programming language
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU
- Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
- Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflict
Nice To Haves
- Experience with data collection and cleaning using packages in Python (e.g. Pandas, Polars, etc.) or R (e.g. dplyr, data.table, etc.) is a plus
- Experience with data visualization (e.g. matplotlib, seaborn, ggplot, etc.) is a plus
- Experience with machine learning, causal inference and/or hypothesis testing is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Support ongoing machine learning and analytics projects by helping prepare, explore, and analyze data
- Work with team members to test new ideas, features, and model improvements
- Learn how data moves through our systems and contribute to improving how we use it
- Analyze results and help translate findings into clear takeaways for the team
- Collaborate closely with teammates, incorporate feedback, and iterate on your work
- Build technical skills (e.g., SQL, Python, or R) while working on real-world data problems
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
