Title: Undergraduate Intern

Hours: 10 - 25 hours per week for Spring 2025 

Location: fully remote; due to state regulations, must be working from one of the following states:  AZ, CA,  DC, FL, IL,  KY, MA, MD,  NJ, NY, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, VT

GIFFORDS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence. Led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, GIFFORDS shifts culture, changes policies, and challenges injustice, inspiring Americans across the country to fight gun violence. We are looking for current college undergraduate students with at least one year of college experience to join our team during the Spring of 2025 as paid interns. The ideal GIFFORDS intern is highly organized, detail-oriented, a strong writer, and passionate about the issue of gun violence prevention.

Interns at GIFFORDS are paid $18.50 per hour. We will work with interns to gain academic credit if applicable. Start date is on or around January 2025 with a commitment of approximately 10-25 hours per week throughout the Spring with an end date in May 2025. 

Interns will work on one of our teams listed below to help support our ongoing efforts in the fight against gun violence. Exact team placement will be based on relevant experience of each intern and capacity needs of each team.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Due to the high volume of applicants, no phone calls or emails, please.

Duties + responsibilities:

Research Intern

• Monitor and review new research on gun violence
• Track data for research team databases
• Translate social science research through literature reviews and memos to support policy and advocacy work
• Interface with online data portals and download and clean tables
• Assist with spreadsheet management/organization
• Attend webinars and trainings on relevant subjects
• Participate in discussions on current trends and research in the gun violence prevention movement 

State Initiatives Intern (required to work remotely from TX) 

• Monitor Texas House and Senate committee hearings 
• Research state policies and legislation
• Help track and monitor relevant legislation in the Texas Legislature
• Research various GVP issues as needed
• Assist in committee hearing preparation
• Participate in public facing events
• Other tasks as assigned

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in or with the Texas Legislature is preferred, but not required

Applying + the interview process

Submit your resume and complete our short application questions. Our interview process consists of a phone interview and a video interview. We expect the interview process to conclude by the end of November. 

GIFFORDS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an environment that celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion. People of color, trans individuals, gender non-conforming individuals, women, people with differing abilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.