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If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us. The N926 Adversary Intelligence Department specializes in mission management, strategic foresight, test and evaluation, and Intelligence After Next, delivering forward-looking intelligence solutions to anticipate and address emerging threats. In this role, you will work to resolve the most difficult mission challenges faced by the Intelligence Community (IC). As an NDI intern, you will serve as a member of a team of MITRE professionals focused on leveraging various tools, data architectures and traditional/non-traditional data sources to solve critical intelligence gaps and be required to:  + Provide direct support to Sponsors through technical recommendations and assistance with all-source analysis   + Apply scientific methods and technical tradecraft across the full range of intelligence missions in support of global operations.  + Develop, assess, and recommend adoption of advanced analytic techniques, including large language models, entity extraction/resolution, audio transcription, and other data analytic tools.  + Participating as part of a MITRE team to define, resolve, and deliver solutions to the most pressing technical challenges faced by the IC  + Support the development of a variety of analytical models to sponsor challenges  + Work with teams to produce concrete short-term tangible outputs that make progress towards larger, impactful outcomes   Basic Qualifications: + Pursuing a Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in the field of Public Policy, Security Studies, International Relations, Political Science or related + Must continue to be enrolled the semester following the internship. + Must have sustained excellence in academic performance. + Foundational knowledge in national security, data analytic techniques, including large language models, entity extraction/resolution, audio transcription, and other data analytic tools + Ability to obtain a U.S. government security clearance Preferred Qualifications: + Current active U.S. Government clearance (TS/SCI) with poly + Experience developing, assessing, and recommending adoption of advanced data analytic techniques, including large language models, entity extraction/resolution, audio transcription, and other data analytic tools.  + Self-starting initiative and outstanding organizational / time management skills + Excellent written and oral communication + Strong interpersonal skills with Sponsor and with MITRE staff This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s): None This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s): None Salary compensation range and midpoint: $46,500 - $58,000 - $69,500 Annual Work Location Type: Hybrid It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. 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