RTI International seeks a prospect for the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Research Internship within the Social, Statistical, & Environmental Sciences (SSES) unit.
This internship is a contract position. The employment contract is administered by Greene Resources Powered by Array, RTI's supplemental staffing partner.
The Center for Public Safety and Resilience within RTI's Justice Practice Area conducts innovative, high-quality research to improve public safety, equity, and the administration of justice, focusing primarily on violence prevention and harm reduction, victimization and resilience, justice workforce effectiveness, community engagement, and public safety and law enforcement components of the criminal legal system.
We are looking for a dependable, enthusiastic team member to support an ongoing evaluation funded by the National Institute of Justice of the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) in Greensboro, NC. CVI is an approach that uses evidence-informed strategies to reduce violence through tailored community-centered initiatives to engage individuals and groups to prevent and disrupt cycles of violence and retaliation, and establish relationships between individuals and community assets to deliver services that save lives, address trauma, provide opportunity, and improve the physical, social, and economic conditions that drive violence.
Learning Objectives:
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 hybrid paid internship will take place from June 2024 through August 2024. The internship requires a minimum commitment of 10-15 hours per week. Hours are flexible during business hours, Monday through Friday.
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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