Energy Efficiency Evaluation Internship

Posted: March 07, 2025

Company: Opinion Dynamics

Employer Type: Consultant

Position Type: Internship

Job Type: Consultant

Certification Required: no certification

City: COLLINSVILLE-MADISON

County: MADISON

Salary Range: $55000-$65000

Opinion Dynamics is seeking a paid evaluation intern during the summer 2025 to support the company’s evaluation of energy efficiency programs in the Midwest. In this role, you will learn about the role of utilities in energy efficiency and the types of programs offered to help consumers save energy; hone your research skills and learn about the field of program evaluation; and help contribute to understanding the impact of energy efficiency on communities in Illinois. We’re ideally looking for someone with a social science or engineering background.

Intern Responsibilities:

  • Work directly with members of Opinion Dynamics’ portfolio evaluation team, which includes engineers, social scientists, statisticians, public policy experts and data scientists
  • Assist with the execution of evaluation studies by:
    • Recruiting interview participants and gathering data through interviews and/or event observation
    • Analyzing survey data and/or interview findings
    • Analyzing program data utilizing Excel or other data analysis tools
    • Developing methodologies and algorithms to determine energy savings for energy efficiency technologies and programs
    • Calculating energy savings associated with energy efficiency projects in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings
  • Help prepare memos, presentations, and reports as needed
  • Complete other miscellaneous projects as assigned

Desired Skills

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Open to students currently working toward an associate’s, bachelor’s, or graduate degree
  • An interest in the energy industry and energy efficiency
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Primary data collection experience, such as survey research, in-depth interviewing, leading focus groups, field data collection, etc.
  • Quantitative research experience; experience with data analysis and data analysis tools such as R, SPSS, or STATA
  • Qualitative research experience; experience with qualitative data analysis tools such as NVIVO
  • Coursework or experience in social science research methods; experience with survey design, sampling, etc.
  • Coursework or experience in the energy industry
  • Coursework, projects, and/or professional experience (internship/co-op) related to energy consumption, energy efficiency, clean energy, and sustainability in the built environment
  • Understanding of the engineering principles underlying building energy use

Internship Details:

  • This is a remote opportunity out of Illinois. We are open to other US locations (if the candidate is associated with IL). This internship will involve regular coordination and remote meetings with Opinion Dynamics staff.

Pay rate: $30/hour

Apply online: https://opiniondynamics.com/jobs/opiniondynamics/energy-efficiency-evaluation-intern/?gh_jid=4444813006

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