Research Intern

As a Research Intern, you will be part of a dynamic and collaborative team, contributing to research initiatives focused on substance use disorders (SUDs), recovery support services, justice system involvement, and/or policy implementation. This internship, working out of our Eugene, OR office, provides a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth, fostering an environment where your academic pursuits align with real-world application. You will engage with a team of experienced researchers and staff, receiving personalized mentoring, and will participate in research related to testing intervention effectiveness and real-world implementation. This internship offers a chance to deepen your knowledge, enhance your skills, and explore potential career paths within the field.

• Willingness to collaboratively work with Research Scientist to identify mutually beneficial internship goals and activities to meet those goals
• Assist with research related to substance use and parent support in current research projects (e.g., effectiveness trials, Implementation Science), such as conducting literature reviews and document analysis, preparing visually pleasing materials for public dissemination of research, exposure to primary data collection strategies, and generating creative solutions to research challenges
• Receive personalized mentoring from a team of researchers and staff
• Further your knowledge of substance use disorder and intervention to prevent and/or treat SUD, factors that impact substance initiation and/or escalation, implementation science, and community-engaged research
• Meet one-on-one with researchers, varied research staff, providers, and others to learn about possible career paths, as appropriate
• Clearly and professionally communicate with supervisor to agree upon available working hours, deadlines, and similar professional expectations
• Promote Chestnut’s culture of customer service excellence through adherence to the seven behavioral standards for customer service
• Maintain and protect confidentiality and security of all organizational information gained in the course of performing job responsibilities including, but not limited to, financial and consumer information
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student, pursuing a degree in fields such as psychology, human services, education, public health, criminal justice, public policy, social work, health economics, communications, engineering, biostatistics or related disciplines.
• Personal or professional interest in substance use disorders, recovery support services, mental health promotion, and/or the justice system
• Basic skills with Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and willingness to learn additional software programs
• Strong attention to detail required.
• Preferred: Experience with software for visualizing data, such as ArcGIS, or simulation modeling, such as Vensim PLE
• Preferred: Lived experience (your own or through people with whom you are close) with one or more of the following: recovery from substance use, former involvement with the adult criminal justice system, former involvement with the juvenile justice system
• Preferred: Experience with conducting qualitative research methods such as interviewing research participants, conducting group interviews, or experience with economic evaluation methods such as cost-effectiveness analysis, cost analyses, etc., or experience with systems science methods such as system dynamics.

Are you intrigued by this internship but don’t meet every single requirement? Chestnut is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about any of our posted positions but your experience doesn’t line up perfectly, please apply anyway! We’d love to explore the possibilities with you.

Chestnut health systems is a leader in the effort to achieve health equity, providing high-quality health and human services in underserved communities. We deliver trauma-informed, fully integrated care by combining behavioral health with community-based primary health care. Chestnut’s research division is nationally recognized for its contribution to evidence-based practices. Our empathic and innovative employees live our mission of making a difference.

EOE – minorities/females/veterans/disabled. Chestnut welcomes applications from qualified individuals with recovery experience.