Qualitative Research Project Intern| Health Affairs, Health Affairs

Location:
District of Columbia
United States

Project HOPE is an international NGO of morethan 900 engaged employees and hundreds of volunteers who work in morethan 20 countries, responding to the world's most pressing global healthchallenges. Throughout our 60 year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millionsof patients and provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to localhealth care organizations around the world. We have helped build hundreds ofhealth programs from the ground up and responded to humanitarian crisesworldwide.

Summary:
Project HOPE is lookingfor a Qualitative Research Project Intern. The Intern will provide support to the Editorial department of Health Affairs at ProjectHOPE for a Health Affairs project designed to enhance the usefulness ofqualitative research for health policy. S/he/they will gain valuable knowledgeand experience about the use of qualitative research in health policy, academicpublishing, the collection and analysis of qualitative data, projectmanagement, and synthesis of expert opinions.
Codeof Conduct
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Responsibilities:
Assist in gathering expert opinions from qualitative and health policy/health services researchers
Assist in synthesizing expert opinions
Assist in analyzing qualitative research published by Health Affairs, including assisting in updating and maintaining an existing database of qualitative publications
May assist in conducting and/or analyzing semi-structured interviews related to the project
Other duties and tasks as assigned
Learning Outcomes:
Intern will gain knowledge and experience related to the use of qualitative research in health policy
Intern will gain knowledge and experience related to academic publishing
Intern may gain knowledge and experience related to conducting and/or analyzing semi-structured interviews
Intern will gain experience working in a team environment
Qualifications:
Academic experience in the social sciences and preferably familiarity with qualitative inquiry
Interest in health research and/or health policy
Junior or Senior Undergraduate
Graduate Student Preferred
Strong research, writing, and editing skills
Ability to multi-task and prioritize various tasks in a fast-paced work environment
Ability to work effectively and accurately with MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and internet applications
Ability to work productively in a team environment as well as under minimal supervision, taking the initiative to ask questions as needed