Dual Enrollment & Advising Research Intern at Achieving The Dream Inc – Silver Spring, Maryland
Explore Related Opportunities
About This Position
Dual Enrollment & Advising Research Intern
Position Details:
Position Type: | Internship |
Department: | Holistic Student Support / K-12 Partnerships |
Reports To: | Nick Mathern, Director of K-12 Partnerships |
Internship Duration: | June 2026 – September 2026 |
Work Location: | Remote |
Hourly Rate: | $18.00 (undergraduate rate) $23.00 (graduate rate) |
Internship Overview: This internship will support a national research project focused on strengthening dual enrollment and advising practices that improve student transitions from high school into postsecondary education and careers. The intern will contribute to research, analysis, and tool development that informs how colleges and their K–12 partners support students moving through dual enrollment programs. This role is ideal for someone interested in advising, education policy, innovative partnerships, systems change, and applied research that directly informs institutional practice.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with synthesizing qualitative data from interviews, focus groups, and site visits
- Support the development of reports, case studies, and field-facing resources on dual enrollment and advising
- Conduct background research on dual enrollment, college advising models, and student success strategies
- Collaborate with team members to organize findings and translate insights into practical tools and frameworks
- Contribute to internal planning and design efforts related to dual enrollment and strategic enrollment management initiatives
Skills/Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a degree in education, public policy, sociology, or a related field
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information clearly and concisely
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Interest in K–12/postsecondary partnerships, college access, or student success
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks in a remote environment
- Experience with qualitative research methods (e.g., coding, thematic analysis) is a plus but not required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with Wrike or similar project management tools a plus but not required.
What You’ll Gain:
- Practical experience in education research, policy, and systems-level strategy
- Hands-on experience synthesizing qualitative data and contributing to national reports and case studies
- Exposure to how colleges design and implement dual enrollment and advising strategies
- Opportunities to contribute to tools and resources used by institutions across the country
Core Competencies:
Collaboration: Demonstrates respect, humility, and willingness to collaborate when seeking to understand others and making decisions.
Equity Mindset: Demonstrates capacity to recognize and address racialized structures, policies, and practices that produce and sustain racial inequities.
Learning Orientation: Embraces challenges, new ideas and different perspectives as an opportunity to learn; continually seeks out and applies new learning to activate change or improvements.
Systems Thinking: Defines the system and one’s role in the system. Sees relationships and the dynamic elements of the holistic system and executes work accordingly. Influences the system and maps connections to ATD’s external landscape.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Achieving the Dream is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse work environment. Employment policies and decisions are based upon merit, qualifications, performance, and business needs. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity or expression, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, legally- protected genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.