Company Name:                    Duke University

Position Title:                          Associate in Research

Location:                                 114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Bay 7, Durham, NC 27708

Days/Hours:                            Mon –Fri / 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

2017 Summer Internship in Qualitative Analysis and International Research:

Focus on Positive Mental Health

The Duke Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research is looking for a self-motivated undergraduate or graduate student to work with a team analyzing interview and diary data from orphan caregivers in India, Cambodia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.  Our international team members are conducting interviews with caregivers now and will have them translated and transcribed by May.  We are looking for an intern whom we will teach to code transcript quotes in the software NVivo and to contribute original thinking about the data across countries and religions.

The Caregiver Flourishing study’s aim is to understand how caregivers sustain emotional engagement, derive satisfaction, and maintain positive mental health through different virtuous/religious practices.  The study defines positive mental health as the combination of positive mood/emotions, as well as the ability to function well. By functioning well, they refer to the ability to function as an individual (having purpose, personal growth, etc.) and within a social setting (developing connections with people, contributing to others, etc.).