Duke Internship Opportunities#
Data+ and Climate+#
Data+ (and Climate+, which is under the Data+ umbrella) are research experiences that welcomes undergraduate and masters students interested in exploring new data-driven approaches to interdisciplinary challenges. It is suitable for students from all class years and from all majors. Students join small project teams (at most 3 undergrads and 1 master’s student per team), working alongside other teams in a communal environment. They learn how to marshal, analyze, and visualize data, while gaining broad exposure to the modern world of data science.
The projects come from an extremely diverse set of subject areas. It is our hope that students will be able to both work deeply into their specific project and get a very broad picture of most of the skills needed for modern data science.
For full consideration, apply by the end of February!
Data+/Climate+ Project Manager#
In addition to working on a Data+ (or other plus-program) project as a team member, many MIDS students also option to apply for jobs as Data+ Project Managers.
Data+ Project Managers are Duke grad students and post docs from a wide variety of disciplines, who liaise between the Data+ project client and the Data+ project team of undergraduate students. Project Managers help to translate client expectations to students, and to translate team challenges to the client. Project Managers also provide expertise from their disciplines to project teams.
In return for their contributions to the Data+ program, most Project Managers are eligible for a $2,500 payment, or in the case of their being a Duke employee, they can receive a professional development reimbursement grant that can be used for conference travel, educational materials, texts, and more that will be transferred to their fund code.
Other “Plus” Programs#
Inspired by Data+ and Climate+, a number of departments around Duke have also spun up their own Plus-Programs, including Code+, Math+, Ethics+, and at this rate probably a few more by the time you read this! :) Be sure to check them out too!
Energy Internship Program (Duke Funds for non-Duke Internships)#
The Energy Internship Program connects Duke students from all majors, backgrounds, and degree programs to summer internship opportunities across the energy sector, including at start-ups, utilities, renewable energy developers, large firms, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations. The fund also provides support for summer research projects focused on energy access or energy transitions in low- and middle-income countries.
Duke undergraduate and graduate students who will be returning to Duke for the subsequent fall semester may apply for supplementary funding through the Energy Internship Program once they have been offered an energy-related internship. This funding can be used to turn an unpaid internship into a paid internship or increase the stipend for a low-paying internship.
The internship does not have to be included on the Nicholas Institute’s list of opportunities for you to be eligible for funding. The amount of financial support will be negotiated with both student and employer, based on numerous factors, including the extent of compensation (if any) indicated in the internship offer letter. Funding decisions will be made on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted, so apply ASAP after receiving your internship offer!
Duke-Margolis Summer Experience Internship Program#
The Duke-Margolis Summer Experience Program is a summer internship program that offers students opportunities to contribute to a variety of health policy projects through a collaborative and mentored summer research experience. The Duke-Margolis Summer Experience gives students a 10-week, in-depth exposure to health policy through mentored research opportunities aimed at improving health, health equity, and the value of health care.
Interns will support the team’s efforts to conduct rigorous analyses and communicate their findings. Individual tasks will be project-specific, but may include assignments such as literature reviews, data analyses and visualizations, and writing/editing a broad variety of work products, including project reports, policy briefs, blog posts, and article submissions for peer review.
Historically, applications have run from around January 20th to February 9th