Research Internships
For nearly two decades, the Children’s Research Triangle Research Internship Program has provided valuable opportunities to students interested in exploring a career in research and/or non-profit social services. Our internship program focuses on giving each student the opportunity to gain research and program evaluation experience, as well as insight into the day-to-day operations of a non-profit organization. The work of our interns includes scoring psychological measures, entering and checking data, interviewing client families over the phone, assisting with data analysis, conducting literature reviews, and helping us meet our goals on the various projects in which CRT is engaged.
We are currently accepting applications for the Spring and Summer 2025 semesters.
Internship
The CRT research team is offering part-time unpaid research internships to qualified undergraduates in the Chicago area. This internship is hybrid: some work is remote, but interns must come into the Chicago office at least once per week to help with tasks on site. Interns will be involved in multiple ongoing projects, such as:
- Evaluation of a grant program focused on providing early mental health therapy and resources for children age 0-12
- Evaluation of a grant program providing training in Youth Mental Health First Aid
- Evaluation of a screening tool for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use The development of a database about children 0 to 18 who have been assessed and treated at CRT
Interns will be actively involved in most aspects of the research process, including searching for relevant literature, putting together research materials, interviewing families, inputting and cleaning data in Excel and IBM SPSS, and helping with data management and analysis. This internship does not provide any clinical experience, i.e., direct contact with children, but is geared for students who would like to learn more about the research and program evaluation elements of non-profit organization. Students will receive the necessary training to complete these tasks and will receive supervision from research team members led by a licensed clinical psychologist. Interns are expected to work at least six hours per week, but more hours can be accommodated. Internships can be set up for one or two semesters.
Qualified Applicants will be undergraduate students who have:
- Completed at least one introductory course in psychology, behavioral science, child development, or social work with a grade of B or above, or enrolled in a pre-medical course of study
- Demonstrated merit in their undergraduate studies up until the present time
- Expressed an interest in pursuing future careers or further education in empirical research or medicine
- Displayed the ability to work well with other people in a team-oriented atmosphere
Compensation
Interns will be given multiple learning experiences in scoring, interpreting, and managing the data from standardized measures for childhood trauma, behavior, and development; working on a team to meet the requirements of federal grants; and will gain experience in conducting interviews with client families.
Finally, interns may be offered authorship on submitted papers to which they have contributed substantially.
To Apply
The Research Team interviews candidates throughout the year, but the program is typically divided into three cohorts: Spring, Summer, and Fall. Interested candidates should fill out the job links for their intended cohort. A resume/CV, official transcripts, and a cover letter are required to apply. Candidates who do not live in Chicago or who attend schools outside the Chicago area must describe in their cover letter how they will meet the requirement of coming into the the CRT office weekly. Applications without a cover letter will not be reviewed.
If there are any questions, please email Lorenz Cabe, at lcabe@cr-triangle.org
