Description
Student Internship at ANSIRH (Summer/Fall 2026)
UCSF/ANSIRH is seeking three students to work closely with faculty and staff on our Abortion Facility Database. The student interns will be responsible for updating ANSIRH’s national database of abortion-providing facilities. The database was last updated in Summer/Fall 2025. The work will entail conducting a systematic online search, based on established methodology, and conducting mystery calls to facilities to gather information that is not available online. The student interns will work within a multi-disciplinary team at ANSIRH. ANSIRH values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from candidates who are people of color or are otherwise historically excluded in abortion research.
The internship starts between May 1 and June 1, 2026, depending on the applicants’ availability, and continues until completion of the database update, which is estimated to take 4-6 months. The position requires at least 20 hours per week and pay is $20 per hour. Work can be done during flexible times but requires workday hours to make phone calls to facilities. The project can be done remotely from anywhere within the U.S. and could be used to fulfill graduate school practicum requirements.
Interested candidates should complete a screening survey and upload a resume and cover letter here: https://ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4N5Ibsesdx3Hba6
About ANSIRH
Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) is a collaborative research group at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a program of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, a key research entity of the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) Division of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences (OB/GYN & RS) at UCSF. We are committed to integrity, collaboration, innovation, cultivation, and justice, and that means building and supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we recruit and hire with an understanding of the lived realities of people who have experienced system oppression.
At ANSIRH, we conduct innovative, rigorous, multidisciplinary research on complex issues related to people’s sexual and reproductive lives. Our work is informed by an understanding of the role that structural inequities play in shaping health. We believe in the importance of research in advancing evidence-based policy, practice, and public discourse to improve reproductive wellbeing. We envision a world in which all people have the resources, support, and freedom to achieve reproductive wellbeing.
https://www.ansirh.org/student-internship-ansirh-summerfall-2026
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
Current or recent undergraduate or graduate student in demography, sociology, public health, law, or other social science
Comfort with making mystery shopper phone calls to abortion facilities to inquire about their services
Experience entering or managing data in Google Sheets or a similar platform
Experience working with large datasets
Demonstrated commitment to an intersectional framework that includes socioeconomic and racial/ethnic justice
Commitment to applying perspectives of communities of color to health issues
Attention to detail
Demonstrated experience implementing a standardized data collection process
Strong interpersonal skills excellent, effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work well independently with supervision to complete project tasks in a timely manner
Ability to collaborate with other interns and the research team
Ability to meet deadlines
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working in research, preferably in public health
Positive attitude and willingness to learn
Interest in a career in social science research
