Doctoral Research Intern
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Job Description
About Slack:
Slack is a company dedicated to simplifying, improving, and boosting the productivity of the workday. They are hiring a Doctoral Research Intern for Summer 2025 to contribute to their understanding and shaping of the future of work. Research internships at Slack offer hands-on experience with both qualitative and quantitative projects that impact how millions use their product. Interns have the chance to define and execute research leading to valuable insights for internal stakeholders and the broader academic and business communities.
About Slack Workforce Lab:
This internship is a collaboration between Slack’s Research & Analytics team and the Slack Workforce Lab. The Workforce Lab is a multidisciplinary team of researchers and writers focused on developing and studying innovative approaches to work. Interns receive comprehensive support, including global onboarding, research-specific training, and dedicated intern onboarding. They participate in events like an Executive Speaker Series, AMAs, Volunteer Time Off, workshops, and social gatherings. Ongoing support includes recruiter check-ins, bi-weekly homerooms, and general guidance.
Job Description:
The intern will conduct a research project from inception to completion, encompassing:
• Formulating research questions.
• Developing and analyzing data.
• Presenting findings to stakeholders.
Ideal research topics will center on how workplaces can best support employees through enhanced flexibility, inclusivity, and connectivity. The intern will collaborate with researchers, data scientists, and other company stakeholders to define research questions and prepare datasets for hypothesis testing. The intern will also prepare research results for publication in academic journals or conference presentations.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to create compelling narratives based on research.
• Experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods, including at least two of the following: interviews, focus groups, observation, ethnography, surveys, diary studies, usability testing, and concept testing.
• Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction, Computer-Supported Collaborative Work, Communication, Information Sciences, Computer Science, Design, Organizational Science, Social/Organizational Psychology, Sociology, or a related field (second to fourth year preferred).
• Expected graduation date of December 2025 or later.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Proficiency in SQL.
• Experience with R or Python.
• A balanced qualitative and quantitative research background, adapting methodology to research questions.
• Experience independently designing and executing complex research projects.
• Experience with product usage/interaction data from social networks or collaboration tools.
