Graduate Student Intern

Summary

Join Evidence Action's Accelerator team as an intern and contribute to the development of innovative global health programs. You will assist in researching potential new programs, evaluating evidence, and modeling cost-effectiveness. The role involves working collaboratively with various teams, conducting stakeholder interviews, and synthesizing data to inform program design. This internship offers flexible work arrangements, with the option of working remotely in the United States or in our Washington D.C. office. The pay range is $24-$28 per hour. Evidence Action is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an advanced degree in international development, public policy, public health, economics, business, or related field
• You are aligned with Evidence Action values; committed to evidence-based programming in the development field
• Excellent work planning and task management skills to manage multiple ongoing projects simultaneously
• You can synthesize data, background research, and stakeholder perspectives to inform program design and decision-making

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of potential new programs through detailed desk-based research, assessing the evidence base, addressable market, and cost-effectiveness
• Evaluate meta-analyses and randomized controlled trials to determine how the impact of a nutrition intervention should be estimated
• Model cost-effectiveness interventions to reduce child mortality
• Analyze publicly available data to determine the most appropriate data source for maternal mortality
• Work across teams, including cost-effectiveness and MLE, to design and refine cost-effectiveness models, monitoring frameworks, theories of change, and program evaluations
• Conduct stakeholder interviews to gain insight into program implementation and real world practicalities

Benefits

• This role can be located in our Washington D.C. office or based remotely in the United States
• The expected pay range for this internship is $24-$28 per hour