About the Internship

Main Street America is currently accepting applications for an Archetypes Internship position. We are looking for a curious and critically-minded student who has interests in the older and historic built environment, diverse communities, data analysis, and research. The ideal Main Street America Archetype Intern is well organized, inspired to strengthen and support communities, and motivated to conduct research with a public purpose.

Duties Include

• Working with the Chief Program Officer, Senior Director of Research, Research Manager, and select other MSA staff to develop a broad understanding of the Main Street America network
• Analyzing data on Main Street communities and districts and propose typologies based on data clustering and on conversations with MSA staff
• Conducting outreach to Main Street Coordinating Programs and Local Program managers to add qualitative insights and Main Street imagery to the quantitative data analysis
• Helping to craft 3 – 5 archetype ​“briefs” for select Main Street typologies
• Working collaboratively with the Senior Director of Research and Research Manager to write up a blog post summarizing key insights from the archetype analysis and potential next steps for engaging the archetypes as subnetworks

Educational Value

Gain experience under the mentorship of respected economic development and research professionals, in an educational setting at one of the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations focused on re-energizing and strengthening downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts. The intern will also have the opportunity to participate in educational programming offered via the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s organization-wide internship program. Students may also be eligible for college or graduate school academic credit at the discretion of their institution.

Pay & Duration
This is a temporary experiential learning opportunities with no expectation of employment at the conclusion of the internship. The period of the internship would be from approximately June 10 – August 2, 2024, for approximately 28 hours per week (some flexibility of end dates may be available).
Stipend: $4,000 to help offset expenses.

No phone calls, please.