Summer 2025 Paid Intern, Digital, Tech & Analytics Department (AI Research)

Qualifications

• A strong interest in algorithmic justice, demonstrated by past work, research, volunteer organizing, or other projects

• Excellent research, writing, and communication skills and a desire to work in an interdisciplinary environment

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team

Benefits

• Location: Our internship program offers a limited number of remote or hybrid intern positions

• Internship Duration: Full-time internships span 10 consecutive weeks and part-time 12 weeks

• A stipend is available for students who are lawfully authorized to work

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Director of Legal Analytics, the AI Research Intern will conduct research and analysis to support and develop the ACLU's approach to generative AI

• You will work in close partnership with technologists, attorneys, policy advocates, and members of the ACLU's generative AI working group

• Conducting sociotechnical analyses of generative AI systems in line with ACLU values and potential use cases may include:

• Conducting a landscape analysis of current generative AI offerings and possible implementations

• Adapting cutting-edge research on bias testing of large language models to develop a model-agnostic testing and evaluation toolkit

• Participate in the ACLU's Generative AI Reading Group alongside technologists, attorneys, and policy experts

• Assist with drafting, production, and distribution of public-facing materials about generative AI

• Leading or participating in other data science projects with members of the legal analytics team

• Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU

• Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion, and belonging in their work

• Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflict

• Time Commitment: Term-time internships may be completed on a part-time basis (10, 15, or 20 hours/week) or full-time (35 hours/week)

Full Description

The ACLU seeks a Graduate or Undergraduate AI Research Intern in the Analytics Division of the Technology Department.

This position can be remote or hybrid.

The Team:

The Technology Department provides trusted, dependable, and impactful analytics, engineering and product design and management expertise for the ACLU.

ACLU Analytics partners with teams across the organization to enable smart, evidence-based decisions and bring quantitative insights on issues to the courtroom and public.

What You'll Do:

Reporting to the Director of Legal Analytics, the AI Research Intern will conduct research and analysis to support and develop the ACLU's approach to generative AI.

You will work in close partnership with technologists, attorneys, policy advocates, and members of the ACLU's generative AI working group.

Conducting sociotechnical analyses of generative AI systems in line with ACLU values and potential use cases may include:

• Conducting a landscape analysis of current generative AI offerings and possible implementations

• Adapting cutting-edge research on bias testing of large language models to develop a model-agnostic testing and evaluation toolkit

Participate in the ACLU's Generative AI Reading Group alongside technologists, attorneys, and policy experts.

Assist with drafting, production, and distribution of public-facing materials about generative AI.

Leading or participating in other data science projects with members of the legal analytics team.

What You'll Bring:

• A strong interest in algorithmic justice, demonstrated by past work, research, volunteer organizing, or other projects

• Excellent research, writing, and communication skills and a desire to work in an interdisciplinary environment

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team

• Proficiency in a programming language for statistical analysis, such as R or Python, is preferred but not required

Future ACLU-ers Will:

• Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU

• Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion, and belonging in their work

• Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflict

Internship Logistics:

• Location: Our internship program offers a limited number of remote or hybrid intern positions

• Time Commitment: Term-time internships may be completed on a part-time basis (10, 15, or 20 hours/week) or full-time (35 hours/week)

• Internship Duration: Full-time internships span 10 consecutive weeks and part-time 12 weeks

• A stipend is available for students who are lawfully authorized to work

The ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people.

We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization - one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible.

We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, and record of arrest or conviction.