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Student Internship at ANSIRH (Summer/Fall 2026)


Company : Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health


Location : San Francisco, CA


Created : 2026-04-20


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

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.About ANSIRHAdvancing 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.Required Qualifications:Current or recent undergraduate or graduate student in demography, sociology, public health, law, or other social scienceComfort with making mystery shopper phone calls to abortion facilities to inquire about their servicesExperience entering or managing data in Google Sheets or a similar platformExperience working with large datasetsDemonstrated commitment to an intersectional framework that includes socioeconomic and racial/ethnic justiceCommitment to applying perspectives of communities of color to health issuesDemonstrated experience implementing a standardized data collection processStrong interpersonal skills; excellent, effective verbal and written communication skillsAbility to work well independently with supervision to complete project tasks in a timely mannerAbility to collaborate with other interns and the research teamAbility to meet deadlinesPreferred Qualifications:Experience working in research, preferably in public healthPositive attitude and willingness to learnInterest in a career in social science researchThe 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 terested candidates should complete a screening survey and upload a resume and cover letter here . Please direct any questions to [emailprotected] .We will accept applications until Sunday, February 22, 2026 11:59pm PST, or until the application link is closed. #J-18808-Ljbffr