Internship at the QoG Institute
The Quality of Government Institute hosts an internship program aimed at students enrolled in a master’s program. The internship provides an excellent opportunity for the student to experience academic work on a day-to-day basis and in an international environment. During the internship, the student will have the opportunity to work with different research projects and with various researchers and to participate in seminars and other events organized by the QoG Institute as well as the Department of Political Science. An internship at the QoG Institute provides relevant experience particularly for students interested in an academic career.
Apply for our QoG Data Internship Fall 2022
During Fall semester 2022, the Quality of Government Data section will host an internship designed for students enrolled in a master´s program who would like to have hands-on application of data management in Stata and would like to learn how to use R while dealing with topics related to Quality of Government.
In this internship, the student will have two main roles: first, they will be a direct contributor to our work by performing data wrangling tasks and learning how the QoG data operation works, and second, they will be learning R and how this tool can be helpful to summarize and present data.
The student who joins this internship will be working together with our data team and will also be part of the wider QoG network and the Department of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg. Additionally, the student will have the opportunity to participate in seminars and other events organized at the Department of Political Science. The internship provides relevant experience particularly for students interested in the intersection of data and political science.
The main tasks of the internship are:
- Participate with data wrangling using Stata
- Create summary information and short analysis for publication in our social media channels
- Create reports in R using RMarkdown
- Create Shiny dashboards (if a 20-week internship or previous proficiency in R)
We accept students currently enrolled in a master’s program. We are looking for highly motivated, self-driven interns who are interested in Quality of Government as a research area with some knowledge of Stata. Given that this internship is aimed also at helping students get experience in using R, experience or knowledge of this program is not a requirement but willingness to learn and work with us is. Our working language is English. The internship is unpaid but students will receive academic credits.
Application
To apply for the Data Internship at the QoG Institute, please send your CV, a cover letter, and a writing sample, to natalia.alvarado@gu.se
Final application date is Friday May 13th.
If you have any questions, please contact us via email.
Please note that all decisions are made at the discretion of the program coordination team and are final. As this is an unpaid internship, final decisions cannot be appealed.
Internship testimony
Palina Kolvani, intern at the QoG institute, Autumn 2019
I did my internship at the Quality of Government Institute (QoG) in the second year of the Master’s programme in Political Science In Autumn 2019. Having taken the QoG course in the spring, I applied for the internship to improve my knowledge of QoG as a research area. I also knew that I would like to pursue a PhD after graduating, so an internship at QoG was an excellent opportunity to gain experience in an academic environment.
Thanks to my time at QoG, I realized that I find academic work really rewarding and would like to pursue an academic career after I finish my studies.
During my three months at QoG, I worked with several researchers on various tasks ranging from literature reviews to data collection and analyses. I also assisted with the annual update of the QoG dataset and improved my skills in using statistical software. As a part of my internship, I attended many events at the department, including biweekly QoG lunch seminars, which was a great opportunity to learn about ongoing research from scholars both from and outside the university, as well as practitioners. I found the working environment at QoG very collaborative and supportive where the interns’ assistance is really appreciated. The institute also organizes a QoG breakfast every Monday morning which is a great opportunity to learn more about the ongoing projects at the institute.
Thanks to my time at QoG, I realized that I find academic work really rewarding and would like to pursue an academic career after I finish my studies. The internship at QoG is well-suited for students who want to apply their skills and knowledge in practice and get a change to work with the leading scholars in the field.
