The School of Public Health (SPH) invites applications for the Employment Data & Outcomes intern position within the Careers Office, housed within the Office for Student Affairs (OSA). The Careers Office is a team of 3 full-time professionals that are focused on supporting the career journeys of our graduate and undergraduate students. 

Through this position, you will have the opportunity to collect, clean, and analyze data, as well as create data reports, documents, and visualizations. A significant part of this position (40%) will be posting public health internships and jobs across all sectors for all departments and programs. We are seeking a student who is excited about providing employment opportunities and communicating employment data and can work at a consistent and efficient pace. 

This position will be hybrid, with the intern being able to work 40% of their shifts virtually, and 60% in-person in our office at SPH 1 Suite 1700. The position will require 10-20 hours of work per week, with compensation at $18-19 per hour. The position will be for the academic year Fall 2026 - Winter 2027 with possible extension. 

Responsibilities

• 50% Data Collection, Cleaning, and Analysis: 

  • Public Health Employment Data

    • Pull reports and gather data from our Career Services platform regarding job postings and employer engagement

    • Develop monthly reports and visualizations on the SPH Careers Public Health job board hiring trends 

    • Develop monthly internship and job posting lists for each SPH department

    • Research Public Health employment opportunities across various industries  

    • Clean employer and employer contact lists in the Careers Gateway monthly to ensure that the most recent and reliable data is available for students

  • Post-Graduate and Internship Outcomes Data

    • Collect post-grad outcomes data through online research including LinkedIn and Organization searches

    • Analyze post-graduate and internship outcomes data based on department, student, and career staff needs

    • Develop data reports, documents, and visualizations to effectively explain employment outcomes to various stakeholders including departments, university offices, and Public Health Organizations

    • Assist with the creation of an annual Internship Report and Employment Report to share with current students and stakeholders

  • Student Feedback Data

    • Clean and analyze data on student feedback regarding career support needs and assessments 

    • Create reports and visualizations to effectively communicate student career feedback to various stakeholders

40% Job Postings

• Post internship and job opportunities across all sectors and for all SPH departments and programs on the SPH Careers Gateway 

10% Professional development and support

• In depth onboarding process throughout summer 2026 (anticipated to be around 15-25 hours) 

• Participate in biweekly peer coaching meetings & trainings

• Participate in biweekly 1:1 meetings with your direct supervisor 

• Participate in biweekly all staff meetings with full SPH Careers staff 

• Participate in twice a semester celebration events with full SPH Careers Team staff 

Skills & Strengths We are Seeking

We are seeking an intern with experience and interests in the following skills and strengths. During our hiring process, we will be evaluating materials and asking interview questions based on candidates demonstrating their interest and experience in these areas.

• Data Collection, Cleaning & Analysis Skills

  • Knowledge of evaluation and assessment design and effectiveness

  • Ability to collect data through pulling reports (we will show you how to pull the reports in our careers platform)

  • Skilled in data cleaning in Excel/Google Sheets 

  • Skilled in analyzing quantitative data in Excel/Google Sheets 

  • Ability to analyze and summarize/communicate qualitative data 

• Data Reporting & Visualization

  • Ability to create reports and visualizations of data to effectively present information to various stakeholders

• Project management

  • Contribute to and provide leadership in projects

  • Ability to manage multiple projects with different timelines

  • Maintain consistent communication with team members and stakeholders on project progress and shifting timelines 

• Time management

  • Ability to follow through with large and small elements of project deliverables

  • Ability to complete projects on time, meet deadlines, and be well-organized with multiple deadlines 

• Pursuing a University of Michigan School of Public Health residential graduate degree (Biostats, EHS, Epid, HBHE, HMP, NS)

Required Materials: Resume and Cover Letter

The resume provides an overview of your previous or present experiences (part-time jobs, leadership activities, course projects, etc.) that are relevant to the position skills (see below). For resume support, you can review our Resume Structure Worksheet and Writing Resume Bullets Worksheet. 

The cover letter provides an opportunity for you to share about your specific interest in the position and share details about how you have engaged in work that is relevant to this position. Your cover letter should be no more than 1 page and included in one document with your resume. For cover letter support, you can review our Cover Letter Structure Worksheet and our Cover Letter Content Worksheet. We recommend the following structure for your cover letter: 

• Addressed to Dr. Ari Renda, the Associate Director of SPH Careers 

• Paragraph 1: Include the following - 

  • Your specific interest in the Employment Data & Outcomes Intern role

    • Why are you interested in a role focused on data collection, cleaning, analysis, specifically related to public health employment outcomes? 

  • Your interest in working at the School of Public Health Careers Office

    • Why do you want to work at an office focused on public health careers? What student career needs do you want to address?  

  • Your Investment in learning and growth mindset 

    • While we are looking for an employment data and outcomes intern who possess skills in data collection and analysis, we will also provide training regarding the specific career data systems that we use in our office. Please share 1-2 sentences about your commitment to learn and develop in this role.  

• Paragraph 2: Include the following - 

  • Examples of when you have used data collection, cleaning, and analysis skills such as in coursework, jobs, research, or additional experiences  

• Paragraph 3: Include the following - 

Examples of when you have used data reporting & visualization skills such as in coursework, jobs, research, or additional experiences.