Intern, Community Research & Innovation

What You Will Learn:

• Turn a complicated community problem into a clear research question and practical work product.
• Analyze multiple forms of evidence and translate findings into action-ready recommendations.
• Communicate complex ideas to professional and community audiences in plain language.

Qualifications:

• Be actively enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree or above program.
• Demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills, curiosity, sound judgment and follow-through.
• Be able to work independently, manage deadlines and ask questions when direction is unclear.

The Intern Will:

• Conduct community-based research, data review and mapping that support housing stability, family wealth and neighborhood development.
• Help review and validate neighborhood and property-level information and support mapping, neighborhood profiles, and trend analysis.
• Assist with resident interviews, listening sessions, and community research, and turn reports into concise briefs and presentations.