Data Internship

Do you want to experience being part of an international research team that values transparent research, rigorous methods, and collaboration among scholars, policymakers, and civil societies? Apply for an internship at GLD! Besides learning new skills, you'll gain valuable work experience from a research environment and enhance your employability by getting the chance to put your academic knowledge into practice.

  

We are looking for highly motivated, flexible, and self-driven people interested in governance and development who want to work in a fast-paced research environment. For the spring semester 2024, we offer internships in data science. 

Application 

In order to apply, you must be a student currently enrolled in a bachelor's or a master’s program that offers the opportunity to do an internship.

Apply here (external link). 

Deadline: November 22, 2024

 

PLEASE NOTE 

All decisions are made at the discretion of the program coordination team and are final. As this is an unpaid internship, final decisions cannot be appealed.

 

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Data Internship

Work with GLD Data! Tasks are assigned on a case-by-case basis based on skillset and team needs. Possible tasks include data collecting, data cleaning, assisting with modelling and analysis, and creating figures and tables for reports, articles, and other publications.

Your Skills:

  • At least an introductory knowledge of quantitative methodology and/or data handling
  • Basic working knowledge of R or Stata
  • Basic knowledge of data visualization

You Want to:

  • Gain experience working with real/raw data
  • Improve your skills in R or Stata
  • Practice performing basic statistical analyses
  • Improve/Practice your data visualization skills
  • Gain additional skills such as: writing reports in LaTeX, making maps in QGIS, or creating dissemination materials in Prezi.