Social Science Fellowship

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center bears solemn witness to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993. The Museum honors the 2,983 victims of these attacks and all those who risked their lives to save others. It further recognizes the thousands who survived and all who demonstrated extraordinary compassion in the aftermath. Demonstrating the consequences of terrorism on individual lives and its impact on communities at the local, national, and international levels, the Museum attests to the triumph of human dignity over human depravity and affirms an unwavering commitment to the fundamental value of human life.

The Collections Department, under the direction of the Museum's Chief Curator and Executive Vice President of Collection, employs 16 museum professionals who work as curators, oral historians, registrars, conservators, inventory specialists, cataloguers, and collection managers.

The Center for an Urban Future (CUF) is a public policy research think tank focused on creating a stronger and more equitable economy in NYC. In its research, the center combines journalism with traditional policy analysis, and it publishes fact-based reports that bring critical and often overlooked issues onto the radar of public officials and spur policy changes to expand economic opportunity for all New Yorkers. Over the years, CUF has put forth concrete ideas for city and state policymakers that have influenced policies designed to help New York’s college students achieve college and career success, support immigrant entrepreneurs, prepare for the green economy, bolster public libraries, expand apprenticeships and tech training programs, scale up small businesses, strengthen human services organizations, sustain artists, reduce racial disparities in the city’s economy, and improve services for older New Yorkers.

The center seeks Policy Research Interns with a passion for building a stronger city and with experience or degrees in public policy, journalism, urban planning, economics, government, social science, or related fields. Responsibilities in this role include conducting background research and writing policy memos, conducting phone and video interviews, pulling and analyzing data, and contributing to the report production process by proofreading, fact checking, and editing. The center seeks strong writing skills, the ability to conduct effective interviews over the phone and in person, and proficiency in Excel. Experience with data sources such as the U.S. Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the American Community Survey is not necessary but is a plus. 

The Door’s mission is to help young people reach their potential by providing comprehensive youth development services in a diverse and caring environment.

Since 1972, The Door has helped a diverse and rapidly growing population of youth in New York City acquire the tools they need to succeed in school, at work, and in life.

Founded in 1993,  Fulcrum Analytics  has stood at the forefront of data and analytics for more than 20 years. Fulcrum offers sophisticated solutions, groundbreaking technologies, and winning strategies that help companies achieve their targeted results. Fulcrum takes on the toughest data questions - ones that create big impact, uncover the hidden picture beneath mountains of data, and move businesses forward every day. The fellow will work as a member of the Fulcrum team on current client projects.

Generation Citizen (GC) is working to transform civics education so that young people are equipped and inspired to exercise their civic power. In addition to in-school programming, GC engages in thought leadership, conducts research, and builds coalitions to advocate for state and district level policies. Working directly with the National Impact Manager, GC's fellow will support across a range of strategic projects within program evaluation, impact communications, and national program design. Projects may include analysis of program data, creation of infographic public outreach materials, support of storytelling infrastructure, and copyediting our new equity centered curriculum. The fellowship provides a collaborative opportunity for an enthusiastic early professional to support GC’s mission alongside pursuing personal learning goals.

Mercury Public Affairs is a public strategy firm that works with a wide range of clients, including governments, political parties, NGOs, companies, and prominent public and political figures. The Social Science fellow will work with a vice president of Mercury whose clients include NYC political leaders and companies working on green energy and transportation issues. The internship will be largely remote.

Founded in 1923 as a private, nonprofit corporation, the museum connects the past, present, and future of New York City. The Museum of the City of New York serves the people of New York and visitors from around the world through exhibitions, school and public programs, publications, and collections. For more information about the museum, visit mcny.org.

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The NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) promotes the well-being of immigrant communities by recommending policies and programs that facilitate successful integration of immigrant New Yorkers into the civic, economic, and cultural life of the city. Through policy, education, outreach, and advocacy, MOIA's initiatives fulfill three primary objectives: (1) Enhance the economic, civil, and social integration of immigrant New Yorkers; (2) Facilitate access to justice for immigrant New Yorkers; and (3) Advocate for the elimination of inequities facing immigrant New Yorkers, and add our voice to the fight for continued immigration reforms at the national level. The fellow will primarily work on initiatives intended to build the capacity and increase the ability of MOIA to carry out its programming. Based on the conditions and work flow at the time of the internship, a specific project will be assigned to the intern.

The Participatory Budgeting Project  (PBP) is a nonprofit organization that empowers people to decide together how to spend public money in order to deepen democracy, build stronger communities, and make public budgets more equitable and effective. The fellow will spend the majority of his or her time improving PBP's materials, tools, and toolkits. They might interview PBP staff, city staff, community members, teachers, elected officials, or others to understand their needs and experience. By making the PBP's materials more useful, the fellow can make the organization—and by extension democratic processes—work better for communities.

PeoplePowered builds the power and impact of organizations and leaders around the world who are building a more participatory democracy, through programs such as participatory budgeting, participatory policy-making, participatory planning, and citizen assemblies. Through this work we expand people’s power to decide government budgets, policies, and planning. We focus on supporting leaders with the greatest needs, especially those in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. 

Local 100 is a local (or chapter) of the Transit Workers Union of America, a union that represents transportation workers in bus and subway lines and several airlines nationwide. The local primarily represents 41,000 workers in the New York City public transportation system and at private bus lines serving the metropolitan area.