About
Us
•
ResearchMethods Made Easy(RSMME)Inc., is a non-profit organization established and
dedicated to promoting and building capacity in research and data literacy.
• Our
vision is to become a leading organization whose programs and services equip
individuals and organizations with cutting edge skills in applied research and
data analytics.
• Our
mission is built around three major initiatives – the data literacy project;
the research literacy project; and the democracy project.
The Democracy
Project
Our
democracy project is designed to conduct applied research and provide support
to three key stakeholders whose roles are critical to the strengthening of
democracy in new and emerging democracies. The project targets – the media;
female candidates running for elected office and political parties. The four
broad goals of The Democracy Project are
·
build
media capacity for news reporting dealing with research findings, public
opinion surveys and various good governance indices;
·
Build
the research and data analytics capacity of political parties for improved
policy discourse; and
·
provide
research training and support for female candidates running for elected office.
·
conduct
applied research and produce actionable information using good governance and
democracy indices.
Program Intern
Role
The
Democracy Project first initiative is work on a project called Democracy
Narratives. The mail goal of the program is to document the lived experiences
of citizens in Sub-Saharan Africa under their respective democratic
governments. The project will work primarily with the Afrobarometer Survey – a
public opinion survey of citizens in African countries on matters of democracy,
economics, governance, etc. The interns will
work directly with the Executive Director and engage in the following key
activities-
1. Conduct and document background
research on the countries who take part in the Afrobarometer Survey.
2. Conduct and summarize key
literature on democratization with particular emphasis on the experiences of
countries in sub Saharan African.
3. Assist in the analysis of data
from the Afrobarometer Survey.
4. Assist in the development and
creation of material to be used in the compilation of a Democracy Narratives
research publication.
5. Conduct prospect research and
build a database of potential donors for funding the democracy project.
What We Are
Looking For
1. 1. Political
science major
2. Deep
interest in democratization (particular preference for students interested in
Sub Sahara Africa interest)
3. Proficient in Microsoft Word
and Excel
4. Basic knowledge of SPSS (we
will provide additional training)
5. Strong writing skills
6. Strong research skills
7. Ability to work independently
8. Students who can commit to a
semester-long internship.
9. Students who can commit 10-15
hours a week for a spring internship and 20-25hours a week for a summer
internship
10Internships are available in
the spring and summer semesters
Our Commitment To
The Intern
We recognize the
importance of paid internships to students. That will be our first preference.
However, as a newly established nonprofit, we are not in a position to provide
financial compensation to our interns at the moment. We are however fully
committed to ensuring a mutually beneficial relationship between our
organization and the student intern. We commit to:
- mentoring and providing the student
intern with additional training in research methods and data analytics.
- providing additional consultation
opportunities for the student intern if needed and requested as they work on
their individual academic research projects.
- providing opportunity to develop
experience working directly with the board of directors of a nonprofit
- providing opportunity to develop
experience working with the senior management of a nonprofit
Deadline: Continuous/ Rolling
