Data Analysis Intern

The Innocence Project was founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University to assist the wrongly convicted who could be proven innocent through DNA testing. The Innocence Project’s groundbreaking use of DNA technology to free innocent people has provided irrefutable proof that wrongful convictions are not isolated or rare events but instead arise from systemic defects. Now an independent nonprofit organization closely affiliated with Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, the Innocence Project’s mission is to free the staggering numbers of innocent people who remain incarcerated and to bring substantive reform to the system responsible for their unjust imprisonment. To learn more, please visit www.innocenceproject.org.

 

The Innocence Project is a not-for-profit organization that works to exonerate innocent people through post-conviction DNA testing, analyze factors that contribute to misinterpretation of evidence, and develop and implement policy changes to prevent wrongful convictions and otherwise reform the criminal justice system.

 

The Innocence Project’s Science and Research Department is accepting applications for data analysis interns to join the team in the summer of 2021. Interns can expect the opportunity to organize and clean datasets, code variables, conduct research to obtain new information about exoneration cases, enter data into datasets, and conduct basic statistical analyses. This work will be in support of research we undertake about a variety of topics relating to our case management process and details involving wrongful convictions and their consequences to individuals and to society.

 

This is a full-time (35 hours per week), paid internship. Responsibilities can be conducted through remote work arrangements.

 

·      Data entry, data cleaning, and data verification with original source documents

·      Importing and exporting datasets across platforms

·      Basic data analysis, including descriptive statistics and cross-tabulations; additional analytical techniques may also be used

·      Intermediate undergraduate or graduate level coursework in data analysis or data management, or 1 or more years work experience involving these tasks

·      Intermediate level experience with SPSS and Excel

·      Ability to work independently

·      Superior skills in organization and attention to detail

 

The Innocence Project considers the diversity of its workforce to be vital to our organization’s success in meeting its mission. We strongly encourage applicants from all cultures, races, educational backgrounds, life experiences, socio-economic classes, sexual orientations, age, gender, and physical abilities to apply. Individuals with personal connections to the criminal legal system are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, it is our policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, familial status, marital status, predisposing genetic characteristics, actual or perceived domestic violence victim status, unemployment status, caregiver status, or any other category protected by law.

 

To apply, please visit Paycom. Upload a cover letter expressing your interest in the role and the organization’s work, and a resume titled with your name (last name. first name. cover letter/resume). Only applications with cover letters will be considered complete applications. Information submitted through this secure site is kept confidential. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to give applicant updates by phone or direct email.