Economics Internship at the Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) invites undergraduate juniors or seniors, or master’s students majoring in Economics, Public Health, or other Statistics-related field to apply for an internship program with the Economics Staff in the Office of the Commissioner. The intern will assist members of the Economics Staff in conducting economic analyses of major FDA policies and regulations related to food, human drugs, medical devices, biological products, tobacco products, and animal drugs and feed.

Internships will be for one academic semester and require a minimum commitment of 16 hours per week. Intern positions are unpaid; however, students may be able to earn college credit. U.S. citizenship is required.

Candidates are required to have completed classes in intermediate microeconomics and econometrics (or a similar class on computational methods for data analysis). Candidates should be detail focused, have strong communication and writing skills, and be able to work independently. Candidates with experience in statistical packages such as Microsoft Excel, STATA, R, or Python are encouraged to apply.

To be considered for this internship, please send a statement of interest and resume that includes a list of relevant courses to ECONInternship@fda.hhs.gov with the subject ‘Spring 2020 FDA Econ Internship.” Applications for spring internships should be submitted by April 3, 2020.