What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer 2025, Technology Internship, Brookings Technology (Job ID: 2025-3578) position at The Brookings Institution?
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Interns spend approximately 12 weeks working alongside leading experts in government and academia from all over the world. Brookings also offers students the opportunity to intern in departments such as communications, human resources and central operations management. The mission of the Internship Program is to provide students with a pre-professional learning experience that offers meaningful, practical work experience related to their field of study or career interest. Students engage in career exploration and development as well as learn new skills.
Interns will have the opportunity to attend meetings, think tank events, professional development workshops, and public Brookings events. In addition, interns will have the opportunity to network with other interns throughout the Institution.
This internship is an opportunity for undergraduate students in their junior or senior year and graduate students pursuing a masters degree with an interest in computer science, information systems/data management, and emerging technology to apply principles and theory learned in the classroom in a professional environment. PhD students are not eligible for internships; please visit our Careers page for current open positions. This internship pays an hourly rate of $18.00, and applicants must be willing to commit to a minimum number of hours per week (no less than 40 hours per week, during regular business hours), with some flexibility around an academic course schedule.
To learn more about Brookings research programs, click here.
Position Location This position requires regular in-person presence at our Washington, DC, office.
The intern will assist Brookings Technology engineers in implementing critical technology priorities across the Institution. Brookings technologist work on a wide-range of technologies including enterprise software development/implementation, hardware engineering, cyber security, and end user productivity.
Intern will have an opportunity to work on a range of projects and initiatives. Intern will assist in system analysis, project management and technology implementation and will have an opportunity learn for a range specialist in Brookings Technology. Applicants should identify specific topics of interest in their cover letter.
Education/Knowledge/Skills
Undergraduate student in their junior or senior year working towards a degree in a relevant field (i.e. information technology) or graduate student pursuing a masters degree or. Exposure to IT support or project work is desirable. Experience in a Help Desk environment is desirable. IT related project work experience is a plus. Additional skills and qualities include attention to detail and critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and the desire to learn.
Additional Information
This internship requires you to be located in the U.S. for the duration of the internship.
Successful completion of a background investigation is required for interning at Brookings.
Brookings requires that all applicants submit a cover letter and resume. Please submit your resume as instructed and add your cover letter as an attachment when you apply. You are required to submit/attach a separate cover letter for each internship application. Your cover letter should highlight your educational experience and skills, along with an explanation of how this internship will contribute to your professional goals. Please address your cover letter to Hiring Manager.
If selected as a finalist for the internship, you will be required to submit two letters of recommendation or provide two professional references.
Please note Applications will be accepted until February 23, 2025. Applications not completed and submitted by the application deadline date will not be considered. Your application is considered complete when you receive an email confirming that your application was successfully submitted.
As you are applying, please be sure to click here to learn more about the Brookings Internship Program, deadlines, and directions on how to successfully submit your internship application(s).
Brookings welcomes and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We welcome applications that reflect a variety of backgrounds based on ideology, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, first generation college goers, and other factors protected by law. Brookings is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Interns spend approximately 12 weeks working alongside leading experts in government and academia from all over the world. Brookings also offers students the opportunity to intern in departments such as communications, human resources and central operations management. The mission of the Internship Program is to provide students with a pre-professional learning experience that offers meaningful, practical work experience related to their field of study or career interest. Students engage in career exploration and development as well as learn new skills.
Interns will have the opportunity to attend meetings, think tank events, professional development workshops, and public Brookings events. In addition, interns will have the opportunity to network with other interns throughout the Institution.
This internship is an opportunity for undergraduate students in their junior or senior year and graduate students pursuing a masters degree with an interest in computer science, information systems/data management, and emerging technology to apply principles and theory learned in the classroom in a professional environment. PhD students are not eligible for internships; please visit our Careers page for current open positions. This internship pays an hourly rate of $18.00, and applicants must be willing to commit to a minimum number of hours per week (no less than 40 hours per week, during regular business hours), with some flexibility around an academic course schedule.
To learn more about Brookings research programs, click here.
Position Location This position requires regular in-person presence at our Washington, DC, office.
The intern will assist Brookings Technology engineers in implementing critical technology priorities across the Institution. Brookings technologist work on a wide-range of technologies including enterprise software development/implementation, hardware engineering, cyber security, and end user productivity.
Intern will have an opportunity to work on a range of projects and initiatives. Intern will assist in system analysis, project management and technology implementation and will have an opportunity learn for a range specialist in Brookings Technology. Applicants should identify specific topics of interest in their cover letter.
Education/Knowledge/Skills
Undergraduate student in their junior or senior year working towards a degree in a relevant field (i.e. information technology) or graduate student pursuing a masters degree or. Exposure to IT support or project work is desirable. Experience in a Help Desk environment is desirable. IT related project work experience is a plus. Additional skills and qualities include attention to detail and critical thinking, intellectual curiosity and the desire to learn.
Additional Information
This internship requires you to be located in the U.S. for the duration of the internship.
Successful completion of a background investigation is required for interning at Brookings.
Brookings requires that all applicants submit a cover letter and resume. Please submit your resume as instructed and add your cover letter as an attachment when you apply. You are required to submit/attach a separate cover letter for each internship application. Your cover letter should highlight your educational experience and skills, along with an explanation of how this internship will contribute to your professional goals. Please address your cover letter to Hiring Manager.
If selected as a finalist for the internship, you will be required to submit two letters of recommendation or provide two professional references.
Please note Applications will be accepted until February 23, 2025. Applications not completed and submitted by the application deadline date will not be considered. Your application is considered complete when you receive an email confirming that your application was successfully submitted.
As you are applying, please be sure to click here to learn more about the Brookings Internship Program, deadlines, and directions on how to successfully submit your internship application(s).
Brookings welcomes and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We welcome applications that reflect a variety of backgrounds based on ideology, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, first generation college goers, and other factors protected by law. Brookings is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace.
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