Position: Undergraduate Internship (unpaid, for credit) –FALL SEMESTER 2013
Title: Research Assistant
Duties: The intern’s primary responsibilities will be to
assist with various Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) projects, including the projects below:
Maryland
Community Services Locator Project (www.mdcsl.org)
- Verify the accuracy of program listings in the database using online sources and telephone surveys
- Data entry (using Excel) for responses from provider surveys
- Assist in augmenting the comprehensiveness of the existing database through database comparisons, resource inventories, etc.
- Outreach to community providers to promote awareness of the MDCSL in Maryland
- Field work with community providers to promote awareness and use of the website
- Assist with dissemination of materials to providers
- Other duties as assigned
Local
substance abuse prevention needs assessments and program evaluations
- 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 community providers/local agency staff. Preferred
skills: Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel; Experience working with
community organizations and/or social service/health/criminal justice
providers; Experience with a statistical program such as SPSS is a plus.
Compensation:
This
is an unpaid internship open to undergraduate students only and 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:
Amy Billing
Center
for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)
University
of Maryland, College Park
4321
Hartwick Rd, Ste 501
College
Park, MD 20740
301-405-9796
301-403-8342
(fax)
billing@umd.edu
Application Deadline: Applications
will be accepted until the position is filled.
