KIP Spring 2026 Data Analysis Intern Open The Books

Florida City, FL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Koch Internship Program(KIP) is a paid 12-week experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers meaningful work experience at non-profits all over the United States tackling some of our nations most pressing challenges. Eligible candidates will be geographically located within the U.S. and authorized to work in the U.S. through the duration of the program.

Throughout your internship you will gain meaningful professional experience at a partner organization and participate in professional development built around a 2-day in-person summit hosted by Stand Together Fellowships at Stand Togethers Headquarters in Arlington Virginia supported by virtual programming that takes place every other Thursday between 1- 3:30 pm ET. Interns will receive either a $7500 or $5500 stipend from Stand Together Fellowships depending on whether they are participating full-time (40 hours/week) or part-time (24 hours/week).

The programming provided by Stand Together Fellowships focuses on three objectives:

1. understanding the foundational principles of a free society such as individual liberty limited government free markets and the rule of law;

2. learning the Stand Together communitys vision for change and how a principled approach to problem solving can help address societys biggest challenges; and

3. presenting opportunities and pathways to build a career that advances liberty and free society.

Successful candidates will interview with both our non-profit partner organizations and Stand Together Fellowships staff so we strongly encourage you to apply in advance!

Please note that all Koch Internship Program interns MUST be available every other Thursday (Jan. 22 Feb. 12 Feb. 26 March 12 March 26 and April 9) from 1-3:30 PM ET for virtual professional development training AND the in-person summit at Stand Togethers Headquarters in Arlington VA Feb. 6-Feb. 7.

About Open the Books

Open the Books is a project of American Transparency a 501(c)(3) dedicated to educating the public on waste fraud and abuse and fighting for real-time spending transparency. We believe transparency building block of representative government that makes all our other freedoms possible. We operate the largest private database of public spending in history: 10 billion points of data that includes all federal salaries line-by-line federal spending all 50 state checkbooks millions of state-level salaries and pension funds and spending across more than 17000 municipalities.

We wont stop until weve captured every dime and put it online in a close to real-time as possible. The database is open to journalists researchers activists public officials and most importantly every American taxpayer.

About the role

The Data Analysis Intern will help brainstorm and develop creative research projects that leverage Open the Books proprietary database to tell unique stories about government waste. Leveraging the nations largest repository of public spending a successful candidate will be excited to consider data comparisons that can move the needle on the conversation about wasteful spending at every level of government (federal state and local).

Candidates with an interest in quantitative research and those who follow the news cycle closely will be a fit with our team of watchdog journalists!

Employment Notice

American Transparency is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race gender religion color national origin sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.

This is a part-time fully remote role.

Responsibilities

Work with Deputy Policy Director to understand the depth and breadth of available datasets
Brainstorm and pitch comparative analyses that can offer taxpayers new insights about the efficacy of public spending
Create a research plan in partnership with the Deputy Policy Director and analyze the relevant datasets to draw interesting conclusions

Qualifications

Willing to proactively report progress and pitch ideas in a remote work environment
Proficient with Microsoft Excel with an interest in further training on data analytics tools
Enthusiastic about using data to tell surprising counterintuitive stories about public policy outcomes
Aligned with our vision to hold government accountable for its use of tax dollars and steer public spending back toward founding principles

$5500 - $5500 a year

Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences perspectives knowledge and ideas fuels creativity broadens knowledge and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participantsand applicantswith honesty dignity respectand welcome all qualified applicants regardless ofcolorracereligionreligious creedsexgenderor gender identitygender expressionsexual orientation national origin citizenship ethnicity ancestry age physical disability mental disability medical condition pregnancy(including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions)military andveteran statusgenetic informationmaritalor familialstatus political affiliationor any other legallyrecognized protected basis under federal state or local laws regulations or ordinances.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Intern

The Koch Internship Program(KIP) is a paid 12-week experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers meaningful work experience at non-profits all over the United States tackling some of our nations most pressing challenges. Eligible candidates will be geographically locate...