Organizational Science Graduate Intern

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Department Summary:

MITRE's Organizational and Operational Performance L646 Department has an opening for an Organizational Science Graduate Intern to join our Department. L646 is seeking an individual with experience in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research in the industrial and organizational psychology, organizational behavior, or management fields to support research and development projects across federal civilian, defense, homeland security, healthcare, and intelligence missions.

Our organizational scientists apply and advance MITRE's capabilities in organizational and operational performance. We are seeking flexible, adaptable scientists with a broad range of organizational science, operational analysis, and performance-improvement skills.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Support program, process, implementation, or operational-performance evaluation using qualitative and/or quantitative methods with original data
• Support qualitative and quantitative data collection in field or operational settings with program participants, employees, or other stakeholders, including situations where informed consent is needed.
• Design and deploy surveys on Qualtrics
• Facilitate individual and focus group interviews
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data
• Support information dissemination via reports, presentations, manuscripts, and other communication methods.

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctoral (e.g., PhD) student enrolled in an accredited degree-seeking program in industrial and organizational psychology, organizational behavior, or management fields (or a related degree)
• Completed comprehensive / qualifying exams; is at dissertation stage
• Sustained excellence in academic performance
• Completed course work and received high grades in graduate level research methods, statistics (e.g., regression, multi-level, longitudinal, structural equation modeling) courses, and/or psychometrics
• Lead authorship of publication(s) or manuscript(s) at revise and resubmit phase in respected journals
• Proficiency in Python and/or R for data preparation, analysis, visualization, automation, and reproducible research workflows
• Knowledge of and experience with human-subjects research requirements, especially for sensitive topics and vulnerable populations (e.g., minors)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using AI tools, including generative AI and analytical AI capabilities, responsibly to support research, analysis, process improvement, and operational decision-making
• Ability to effectively communicate with senior government officials on organizational and operational performance issues

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

None

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$80,800 - $101,000 - $121,200 Annual

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.

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