The Upjohn Institute is seeking an Archival Research Intern to work with our Research Team on a historical economics project focused on the origin of meritocracy in America and its consequences. This includes collecting information on how college admission requirements have changed over time; documenting changes in state-level standardized testing requirements; locating archival demographic information on local areas; and compiling reports on the distribution of National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health grants across university systems. Our Research Team is comprised of 14 Ph.D. researchers spanning social science disciplines conducting original research on labor markets that addresses several core areas: the causes of unemplo