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This is a great opportunity for students interested in applied social intervention, child development, Latinx/Chinese communities & health/education outcomes. More details about the internship are shown below and I have also attached the job description to this email.
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FALL 2025 INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY – NYC (Bilingual opportunities available)
PEDIATRIC / DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH & PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
NYU Grossman School of Medicine & NYC H+H/Bellevue
The PlayReadVIP in the Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine is a team that examines parenting interventions designed to improve child development outcomes in underserved populations (PI: Dr. Alan Mendelsohn).
We currently have openings for Fall 2025 interns (unpaid) to join our team in Manhattan. This is a great opportunity for students who are looking to be involved in research, healthcare, and/or education. Openings for undergraduate and graduate students are available. Spanish or Mandarin proficiency is preferred but not required.
Research-focused internship: You may be involved in a randomized controlled trial or other similar research projects related to parenting interventions in our lab. Examples include Smart Beginnings (in collaboration with NYU Steinhardt and the University of Pittsburgh) and SPARRK (in collaboration with Michigan State University in Flint, MI). This may include participating in assessments with child / parent dyads that take place in the hospital, outreach with participants, and supporting various data coding, transcription, and organizational tasks.
Program-focused internship: You will be part of the PlayReadVIP program. PlayReadVIP is a parent education program that is offered as part of well-child pediatric care. You will have the opportunity to help with recruitment into the program through outreach with patients and hospital staff across various early childhood and maternal health initiatives, organize materials for program delivery, and assist with data entry to help maintain program databases, and observe program sessions. You may have opportunities to visit other sites in NYC.
All interns will have the opportunity to learn about developmental/pediatric research, the interventions offered and interact with an interdisciplinary team of researchers and clinical staff. In addition, your responsibilities may include providing childcare during assessments and intervention sessions; preparing materials for assessments and PlayReadVIP sessions; administrative tasks such as filing, data entry, and video copying; scheduling and tracking participants; assistance with other operational aspects of the study.
Candidates must:
Have some background in psychology, child development, education, medicine/pre-medicine, public health, or other related field
Have computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
Be comfortable in a collaborative environment, yet able to work independently
Be extremely detail-oriented and organized
Be able to work responsibly and competently with sensitive patient information
You must be comfortable providing childcare to young children and toddlers
Notes about this opportunity:
Spring/Fall interns: a minimum commitment of 8 hours per week for a full semester is required (hours must be on weekdays between 9am to 5pm).
Preference is given to candidates who wish to continue involvement additional semesters or summers.
This internship is completely in-person and there are currently no remote opportunities.
If interested, please fill out an online PlayReadVIP Interest Form https://is.gd/belleprojectapplication
If you have any questions or require additional assistance, please reach out to playreadVIP.jobs@nyulangone.org. Please include "Fall 2025 Internship" in the subject line. Applications for the Fall 2025 term are due by June 9, 2025. Applications received after this date will only be considered on a rolling basis. For more information about our work: https://www.playreadvip.org/