{"id":13317,"date":"2019-12-26T06:31:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T11:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internsdc.com\/?p=13317"},"modified":"2019-12-26T06:31:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T11:31:29","slug":"2013-2014-mariam-k-chamberlain-fellowship-institute-for-womens-policy-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atdevserver.com\/Internsdc\/2013-2014-mariam-k-chamberlain-fellowship-institute-for-womens-policy-research\/","title":{"rendered":"2013-2014 Mariam K. Chamberlain Fellowship, Institute for Women&#8217;s Policy Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mariam K. Chamberlain Fellowship in Women &amp; Public Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IWPR will offer one fellowship for 2013-2014:<\/p>\n<p>The Mariam K. Chamberlain Fellow works as a general research assistant on a variety of research projects and reports.\u00a0Research tasks may include reviewing literature; collecting, checking and analyzing data; gathering information; and preparing reports and report graphics. Attending relevant Congressional briefings, policy seminars and meetings is also an integral part of the fellowship program.\u00a0Applicants should have at least a bachelor&#8217;s degree in a social science discipline, statistics, or women&#8217;s studies.\u00a0Graduate work is not required.\u00a0Applicants should have strong quantitative and library research skills and knowledge of women&#8217;s issues; familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel is required. Knowledge of STATA, SPSS, SAS, or graphics software a plus. Qualitative research skills also a plus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research areas for 2013-2014 include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The quality of women\u2019s jobs, including wages, access to health insurance, paid \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sick leave, and workplace flexibility.<\/li>\n<li>Increasing\u00a0\u00a0access to higher education and non-traditional jobs for low-income women.<\/li>\n<li>Strategies for improving child care access, affordability, and quality.<\/li>\n<li>Older \u00a0women&#8217;s economic issues, including social security and pensions.<\/li>\n<li>The economic status of women and girls, women of color, and immigrant women \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 across the United States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All Fellows are also responsible for a certain amount of general office work, including such tasks as responding to information requests, photocopying, assisting in maintaining the library, and answering telephones.<\/p>\n<p>Compensation for the fellowship is $27,000 over the 9-month period, plus health insurance and a public transportation stipend.\u00a0The position is full-time and generally spans the academic year (September-May), but starting and ending dates are somewhat flexible. IWPR is committed to diversity and encourages people of all ethnic, cultural, economic, and sexual orientations to apply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To Apply:<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Applicants should email or mail a cover letter, a resume, a list of relevant classes taken (this list can be included with the resume), a 3-7 page writing sample, and two confidential (sealed) letters of recommendation to the Fellowship Coordinator at <a href=\"mailto:yi@iwpr.org\">yi@iwpr.org<\/a> or the address below.<\/p>\n<p>Fellowship Coordinator<br \/>\nInstitute for Women&#8217;s Policy Research<br \/>\n1200 18th Street NW, Suite 301<br \/>\nWashington, DC\u00a0 20036<\/p>\n<p><strong>Letters of recommendation must be emailed or sent by mail to the Fellowship Coordinator directly by the recommender.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications for the 2013-2014 Fellowships are due by March 1, 2013<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that only complete applications will be considered.\u00a0 Applicants will be contacted only if selected for an interview.\u00a0Questions may be addressed to the Fellowship Coordinator\u00a0via E-mail at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:helmuth@iwpr.org\">yi@iwpr.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No phone calls, please.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Mariam K. 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