Census Bureau Fall Research Internship
Deadline: July 1
The Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division of the U.S. Census Bureau is seeking to hire two unpaid interns from the University of Maryland. These projects are related to the criminal justice system, so they are ideal for students from the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, but we encourage applications from all interested students.
One intern will work on a project related to researching and gathering information related to an analysis of pay for criminal justice occupations across local labor market areas. The Census Bureau provides the Bureau of Justice Statistics special tabulation and analysis projects using Census of Governments data, focusing on public employment and expenditures of criminal justice activities (e.g., courts, corrections, police protection). The intern would conduct literature reviews and examine existing research on wage comparisons of criminal justice occupations across the nation.
Another intern will work on a project related to collections of information from criminal justice residential and correctional facilities. The Census Bureau acts as the data collection agent for collections of jails and prisons on behalf of the Department of Justice. The Census Bureau also collects data from residents of these facilities through the Group Quarters operations of the decennial census and the American Community Survey. We would like to assess differences between the frames or universes of justice facility and Group Quarters collections. The intern would examine these differences and identify characteristics of facilities in one frame but not the other.
These positions are remote only. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and complete a federal background check before positions begin.
If you are interested in applying, please submit a resume and an unofficial transcript through the Careers4Terps platform. Feel free to contact us through the Careers4Terps platform if you have any questions about the positions.
