LHSI Intern: Special education researcher

Program Summary:    

This internship is offered as a part of the Life-Health Sciences Internship Program (LHSI). This program connects 125 IU Indianapolis undergraduates per year with internships on campus with faculty and staff in a variety of health and science related campus areas/programs. All LHSI internships start in August 2026 and end in May 2027 and are paid $14/hour for up to 10 hours per week. Work-study is accepted but not required.  

Supervisor: Dr. Brian Klein 

Department/Office: Medicine; Riley Hospital for Children: Pediatrics / Developmental Medicine 

Overview of the internship site: We are looking for someone who has an interest in special education and wants to help our clinic learn more about local schools. Riley Developmental Medicine is looking to connect with public school special education departments in the Indianapolis area. A big part of that is gathering information from school staff members about their needs. We would like to find ways to meet those needs by creating educational materials for school psychologists, teachers, and administrators. 

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Information gathering duties include finding local school contacts, sending out surveys, and organizing the resulting data. Interns may also play a role in developing educational materials, including handouts and videos. 

Work Environment and Dress Code: The work is performed primarily in an office setting with dress code: Standard business casual 

Project-specific qualifications: An interest in special education is strongly recommended. 

Hours per week: flexible based on student needs (10 maximum); flexible within regular work hours 

By the end of the LHSI program, you will: 

Carefully consider, explore, and articulate your career goals, including an analysis of how you arrived at that path and what steps you need to take next. (Community Contributor, Communicator) 

Understand your role and strengths on a professional team and analyze who you would like to become as a professional. (Communicator) 

Gain and strengthen skills relevant to next steps after graduation, such as communication, collaboration, teamwork, analysis/synthesis/evaluation, independence, confronting/challenging failure, problem-solving and perseverance, and constructive criticism. (Problem Solver, Communicator) 

Convey ideas and knowledge effectively through an ePortfolio and presentation of your internship work. (Problem Solver, Communicator) 

Set and meet your own additional learning goals identified with your supervisor. 

LHSI Qualifications    

must be graduating May 2028 or after (usually a current freshman or sophomore in Spring 2026)   

Current full time IU Indianapolis undergraduate in 2026-27 

minimum overall GPA of 2.0   

All majors welcome 

To apply: 

LHSI accepts 125 interns per year. All available sites are listed in Handshake and will start with the position title “LHSI Intern.” Complete the application for LHSI at go.iu.edu/lhsi and list 3-4 internship sites on that application. You will meet with at least 2 of these if selected for interviews.