About ICRW:
ICRW has been the premier applied research institute focused on women and girls for 40 years. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., and with regional offices in South Asia and Africa, ICRW provides evidence-based research to inform policies and programs that alleviate poverty, promote gender equality and protect the rights of women and girls. Corporations, foundations, governments and civil society organizations partner with ICRW to discover through rigorous research how to dismantle barriers and help women and girls achieve their full potential. ICRW’s focus areas include adolescent girls, agriculture and food security, economic empowerment, HIV and AIDS, population and reproductive health, gender-based and intimate partner violence.
At ICRW, we believe that research can and should be a process of social development, and employ participatory methods whenever appropriate. Further, ICRW pursues intersectional research to the greatest extent possible when resources allow. All research we undertake serves to advance ICRW’s mission of improving the status of women and girls, promoting gender equality and eradicating poverty
Overview:
This is a 2 month unpaid internship, starting immediately and working up to 22.5 hours per week with the Global Health, Youth and Development portfolio starting as soon as possible. The intern will be mentored in the content area of women’s reproductive health and empowerment and provide assistance to ICRW staff on a project focusing on developing a conceptual framework for understanding and measuring “reproductive empowerment”. This project will inform the way that donors, programmers and researchers approach the development of programs addressing aspects of reproduction, including those focused on sexual and reproductive health and family planning.
Required Education, Skills, and Abilities: We are seeking a graduate student in sociology, psychology, public health, international development or a related discipline. In addition, the candidate must have previous experience conducting detailed literature reviews.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct literature searches in different data bases to identify and secure relevant peer-reviewed articles that focus on different dimensions of reproductive empowerment
- Assist with the abstraction of data from articles
- Critically read the literature and provide detailed annotations
- Answer queries and conduct additional searches as needed
Skills:
- Interest in women’s reproductive empowerment and development outcomes such as health.
- Research experience on social norm change, women and girls’ empowerment, or men and masculinities a plus
- Extensive experience with use of electronic databases (PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science) for literature review
- Previous experience working on systematic, realist or comprehensive literature reviews
- Experience with Microsoft Excel/Access or other programs for data management
- Experience with reference management software such as Reference Manager or RefWorks a plus
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent written communication skills
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae. Please indicate your preferred scheduling and any particular areas of interest for development.
ICRW is only able to offer internship opportunities to students currently enrolled in either a part-time or full-time academic program.
Due to the large volume of responses we receive, ICRW is not able to provide candidacy status on an individual basis. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. ICRW is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V.
