Independent Project Analysis, Inc
Location
Ashburn, VA | United States
Job description
Research analyst intern
On-site in Ashburn, Virginia, United States
Independent Project Analysis, Inc. (IPA) is a global company with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Australia, Brazil, and Singapore. IPA improves the competitiveness of our customers through enabling more effective use of capital in their businesses. It is our mission and unique competence to conduct research into the functioning of capital projects and project systems and to apply the results of that research to help customers create and use their capital assets more efficiently.
IPA is currently seeking bright, motivated, and intellectually curious undergraduate and graduate students across multiple academic disciplines for positions in IPA’s 2024 summer internship program. The internship program will be managed out of our corporate headquarters in Ashburn, Virginia, from May 2024 to August 2024 for a minimum of 8 weeks. If you have an interest in research or building products that target prominent challenges faced by companies in a variety of industry sectors, you may be a great fit for IPA!
The intern will spend the summer working on a department project that will contribute to product or business area development or growth in an area of research. Major responsibilities include synthesizing project documentation, qualitative and quantitative analysis of capital project characteristics, modeling, and data entry/cleaning. Ideal intern candidates would demonstrate and possess the following:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Excellent quantitative and analytical skills
Familiarity with statistics, modeling a plus
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Good organization skills, ability to manage competing priorities
Knowledge of Excel, programming a plus
Knowledge of Stata or other statistical software such as R, SPSS
Experience managing large datasets preferred, but not required
Characteristics
Strong work ethic
Self-motivated and able to work independently
Positive attitude and willingness to work in a team
Students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, project management, economics, statistics, mathematics, social sciences, or a related field is required.
Over the course of the summer, interns will have an opportunity to collaborate with industry professionals while fostering technical and organizational skills. In past summers, interns have supported projects in a variety of research departments, including Teams & Organizations and Cost Analysis, as well as business areas, including Energy and Infrastructure. All interns are assigned a day-to-day supervisor who will be responsible for orienting, training, and overseeing the progress on a given department task/project.
IPA’s internship program offers several opportunities for professional development. In past summers, the program has offered employee panels and workshops on topics ranging from industry knowledge to effective presentation skills. At the end of the summer, the intern will be required to develop and deliver a presentation to the company outlining the findings of their research project and the value it brings to IPA’s clients.
The internship is a full-time (40-hours per week) paid position, with pay depending on years of school/experience.
Interested candidates should complete the form below and send a cover letter and resume (including your undergraduate and/or graduate GPA) outlining your academic and professional interests. Specify the IPA research topic area(s) that interest you.
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