Research Internship

How to Apply

Click here to apply to complete the Research Internship application.

About Safe Kids Worldwide

Safe Kids Worldwide is a nonprofit organization working to prevent childhood injury, the number one killer of children in the United States. Throughout the world, almost one million children die of an unintentional injury each year, and almost every one of these tragedies is preventable. Safe Kids works with an extensive network of members of more than 400 coalitions in the United States and with partners in more than 30 countries to reduce traffic injuries, drownings, falls, burns poisonings and more. To learn more, visit www.safekids.org.

Description

The Safe Kids Worldwide Research Department is currently accepting internship applications from current undergraduate or master’s students or recent graduates interested in public health or social sciences, who have a strong interest in child safety and child health initiatives. This is a hands-on, proactive internship where you will assist in research-related activities and see that research translated into education efforts, news, and other channels. Our organization is fast-paced, and a can-do attitude is essential. The internship is a great opportunity to gain real-world professional and public health experience.

This is an unpaid internship; however, a transportation stipend will be provided to those working on-site and academic credit can be earned as determined by the regulations of your school's academic office.

Location

Option for fully remote or hybrid (in the office one day per week, remote other days). Our office is in Silver Spring, MD.

Time Commitment

Internships require a minimum 3-month commitment. Preference will be given to candidates who are willing to be part of a part-time (about 24 hours/week) or full-time (up to 40 hours/week) internship during the spring, summer or fall semesters (see How to Apply below for a listing of tentative application deadlines and start dates).

Opportunities

Depending on the research activities underway at the time, interns will have the opportunity to support the work of the Research Team in several ways, including:

• Conducting background research and literature searches on a variety of injury risk areas, both for the U.S. and internationally
• Conducting descriptive analyses and updating fact sheets
• Assisting with literature reviews of childhood injury risk areas
• Assisting with drafting and reviewing of research reports
• Participating in writing manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications
• Monitoring child injury-focused research publications
• Contributing individually in meetings and brainstorming sessions
• Assisting with organization of information to enhance research department functions

Qualifications

• Experience conducting research in public health or social sciences
• Experience analyzing data
• Experience conducting literature reviews
• Detail-oriented work style
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Ability to work both independently and in teams
• Desire to learn about public health research and project management
• Preferred: Background or demonstrated interest in public health
• Preferred: Demonstrated proficiency in Excel and at least one statistical software package (e.g., STATA, SPSS, SAS)

Internship Terms

Click the application link at the top of the page to apply.

Applications are typically reviewed on a rolling basis for the following semesters:

• Spring Term (February-May)
  • Tentative start date: 1st week of February
• Summer Term (June-August)
  • Tentative start date: 1st week of June
• Fall Term (September-December)
  • Tentative start date: 1st week of September