Overview
The RTI International seeks a prospect for a Public Health and Safety Research Internship within the Violence Prevention and Harm Reduction Program in the Social, Statistical, and Environmental Sciences business unit.
In the Justice Practice Area our work is building the evidence base to advance justice, safety, and resilience in our communities. We seek to (1)understand the prevalence, characteristics, and correlates of crime and victimization and (2) develop and assess strategies to promote safety, accountability, and resilience. We are organized around the primary stakeholders in and consumers of our research, evaluation, quality assurance, and knowledge translation projects. These stakeholders include victim services providers, public health entities, law enforcement, and agencies in judicial and correctional systems, as well as the communities that these agencies and systems serve. The Justice Practice Area includes a wide variety of experts to lead and support projects that encompass cross-sector and multidisciplinary approaches to advance science and promote justice. The most important aspect of what we do is conducting work that is practical and impactful to the agencies and individuals working to promote justice, safety, and resilience.
Within the Violence Prevention and Harm Reduction Program, our team focuses on solving some of our nation’s most intractable societal problems, including firearms violence; school safety; human trafficking; drug overdoses; illicit drug market disruptions; policing challenges; and violent crime. We conduct research, evaluation, and training and technical assistance projects at the intersection of public health, public safety, and criminal justice. Our projects, which function at the federal, state, and local levels, place emphasis on primary, secondary, and tertiary violence prevention and harm reduction strategies. We regularly engage people with lived experience to inform our work and involve stakeholders from multiple systems and sectors to advance change.
RTI International partners with a university and small business on a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded project. The project focus is a digital health tool that helps justice involved individuals (JIs ) with substance use disorder navigate the reentry process back into the community. This intern will support the evaluation component of the digital health tool by screening and onboarding clients for inclusion in the study, conducting baseline interviews, facilitate trainings and answer questions, and conduct follow-up interviews. The internships are located on-site at two probation/parole offices in Dallas, Texas.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the fundamental principles of research methodology
Critically evaluate research findings and communicate results effectively
Develop effective interviewing skills
Responsibilities
Screen and onboard clients and probation/parole staff
Conduct baseline interviews
Train staff and clients on how to use the tool
Be available to answer questions individuals may have about the tool eVJsqe7 viWvj
Conduct follow-up interviews
RTI’s Internship Program emphasizes experiential and mentored learning experiences, providing students and recent degree recipients an opportunity to apply their academic knowledge and skills in a meaningful and practical way. We are committed to developing the future workforce by encouraging interns to explore various career paths in a nonprofit research institute setting that values diversity and inclusion. Through this program, interns will be exposed to RTI’s open and educational culture; support RTI’s mission to improve the human condition; and build upon their career goals.
Additional Information
This in-person/paid internship will take place from September 2024 through August 2025. The internship requires a minimum commitment of 20 hours per week. Hours are flexible during business hours, Monday through Friday.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
U.S. Citizenship required
Fluent in Spanish (speaking, reading, and writing)
Actively enrolled as a junior or senior undergraduate student or graduate (master’s or PhD) student pursuing a degree in the social sciences including criminal justice/criminology, sociology, or psychology or other related field
Ability to be on site at one of the two probation/parole offices in Dallas, Texas
Demonstrated knowledge of qualitative and/or quantitative research methodologies
Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills
Preferred Qualifications
MA/MS degree in social sciences including criminal justice/criminology, sociology, or psychology or other related field
Proficiency using R, Stata, SAS, and/or SPSS
Superior writing skills, evidence of advanced technical writing, ability to craft professional email messages
EEO & Pay Equity Statements
For San Francisco, CA USA Job Postings Only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Further information is available here .
The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below. Our pay ranges represent national averages and may vary by location as a geographic differential may be applied to some locations within the United States.
RTI considers multiple factors when making an offer including, for example: established salary range, internal budget, business needs, and education and years of work experience possessed by the applicant. Further, salary is merely one element to our offer.
At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and team achievement through a total rewards package. This package includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a generous paid time off policy, merit based annual increases, bonus opportunities and a robust recognition program. Other benefits include a competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability), access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave for all parents, financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments, financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities, an employee assistance program, and numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance.
Equal Pay Act Minimum/Range
$25 – $30 Hourly
