Internship Announcement – SUMMER/FALL 2013
Position: Undergraduate Internship (unpaid, for credit)
Title: Research Assistant
Duties: The intern’s primary responsibilities will be to
assist with conducting local substance abuse prevention needs assessments and
program evaluations.
Specific duties include:
- Assist with develop of local data collection instruments
- Data entry (using Excel or SPSS) for responses from community surveys
- Review local data and develop tables/spreadsheets
- Assist with preparation of needs assessment reports and logic models
- Assist with preparation of community strategic planning documents
- Assist with preparation of evaluation reports
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications: This candidate must have advanced organizational
skills, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Additionally, he/she should be comfortable making telephone and in-person
contacts with local agency staff and analyzing and writing up local data.
Preferred skills: Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel. Experience with a
statistical program such as SPSS is a plus.
Compensation:
This
is an unpaid internship open to undergraduate students to gain academic
experience and/or may be used to earn BSOS, HLTH, or CRIM internship credit
(3-6 credits).
To Apply: Please submit a cover letter, resume and
writing sample to:
Erin Artigiani
Center
for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)
University
of Maryland, College Park
4321
Hartwick Rd, Ste 501
College
Park, MD 20740
301-405-9794
301-403-8342
(fax)
Application
Deadline: Applications
will be accepted until the position is filled.
