For over 25 years, the Gardner Institute has partnered with colleges and universities to improve student success. Our interns contribute directly to this work while gaining experience with projects that support higher education research and institutional improvement.

Spring 2027 Graduate Internship: Survey Data Dictionary and Mapping Intern

The intern will support the Gardner Institute’s efforts to improve the documentation, consistency, accessibility, and effective use of survey data. The primary project will be developing a comprehensive data dictionary and business glossary for survey-related files.

The intern will also create crosswalks that map survey questions, variables, response options, constructs, and calculated measures across different files, survey versions, and administration cycles. This work will help the Gardner Institute track changes over time and prepare data for accurate longitudinal analysis and reporting.

The internship is:

• Fully remote
• 10–15 hours per week, with some availability required during business hours of 9 a.m.–5 p.m. ET
• $1,500 stipend
• Eligible for academic credit, depending on the student’s home institution

Applications are due November 14, 2026. Applicants will be notified of decisions approximately six weeks after the deadline.

Please share this opportunity with students, faculty, advisors, career services colleagues, or others who may know a student who would be a strong fit.

Apply for the Spring 2027 Internship: urldefense.com/v3/__https://go.gardnerinstitute.org/e3t/Ctc/RN*113/d5XsF004/VWlCZN7V7zWXW9jtM_B3ZrFxFW3NdgT55VSZ7ZN1CRsYY5kvg8W5BWr2F6lZ3nmW2-Yp3L5QXk2qW4vShdK1wfR2QW30zkQ7870MK5W710kzC7jpMrVN68zdrWcz2YGW7kt3jz1XDlTSN5C3f0VT6CH5W710hgJ2v5tDlW4kPFZr4HMTHpW6GNH2T8lPh2BW5P_pvf1LGQZ5W6Jm62F3CxkrhW1Tt5Cz1TGFylN7xbSZqNqDB7W8VrNXc3Dj6LDW7BghWM3xBqbZW5V_xjJ3R8LKXW1bRC3c3G27BHW8nNt1_5L8B4NW82ql8D56CbsdW3zFv3G3bZZXCW8fd4046HsMYtW1R5VQf8TnXsdW7jHn0g1TD4q1W1NbDZ35SzptLN3t9GcKfZ1bCW76bR5f6h1_87W2wy-SC3lGMCWW2S0Ncm95jqNyW1LS69223cDCZW22DXdf3Bd7ygMQ2KjLcb7RcW7HH7j-1V73LcW1Yq5RX1rG-Yqf4b9t6004__;Kw!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!tqLIjk02z2x3mj8Z9ny7HOqw_PFYwi0XTPwqSh1ngmwCfU30dT_WSdiE2wC04BlsdrBAgljt4d0JMCGfIfeE79Jw90jelmE$