Summer Intern: Housing Center
About The Position
The American Enterprise Institute’s Housing Center seeks an intern to support the research of Senior Fellows Edward J. Pinto and Tobias Peter on domestic housing, historical and current mortgage lending policies, and financial policy reform. Primary assignments will include helping maintain the center’s various indexes and large databases; supporting research through data management, retrieval, and analysis; editing and contributing to scholarly papers, articles, and op-eds; creating and formatting charts and tables, graphic displays, and presentations; and performing other general tasks. The ideal candidate can multitask, has experience using Excel and Stata (or other statistical software), can write succinctly, and is comfortable working independently. Experience in data cleaning and analysis and knowledge of ArcGIS, Python, R, Java, and SAS are preferred but not required. Candidates who can participate in the program in person for 30–40 hours a week are encouraged to apply. In their application package, candidates should include standardized test scores (for the SAT, ACT, etc.). AEI internships offer a unique opportunity for undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates to gain experience in research, writing, business, and communications at one of the nation’s leading think tanks. Competitive candidates will generally have a GPA of 3.5 or higher from a top-ranking college or university. AEI’s internship program runs for 12 weeks, and all related programming will take place in person in Washington, DC. Please see the internship program home page for updates. The summer program dates are either Tuesday, May 26, to Friday, August 21 , or Tuesday, June 2, to Friday, August 28 .
Requirements
- can multitask
- has experience using Excel and Stata (or other statistical software)
- can write succinctly
- is comfortable working independently
- Candidates should include standardized test scores (for the SAT, ACT, etc.)
- Competitive candidates will generally have a GPA of 3.5 or higher from a top-ranking college or university
Nice To Haves
- Experience in data cleaning and analysis
- knowledge of ArcGIS, Python, R, Java, and SAS
Responsibilities
- helping maintain the center’s various indexes and large databases
- supporting research through data management, retrieval, and analysis
- editing and contributing to scholarly papers, articles, and op-eds
- creating and formatting charts and tables, graphic displays, and presentations
- performing other general tasks
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
