Internship - Cook County Assessor's Office

Who: Cook County's Assessor's Office

What: Initiative to improve data management and analyses. The Cook County Assessor’s office are prepared to have the interns start in early to mid-January.

1. Number of intern vacancies: up to 2 from UIC

2. Duration: Winter session: January 2020 – March 2020

3. Compensation: $15/hour

4. Number of hours: up to 20 hours per week (as agreed to with their supervisor, the Chief Data Officer)

5. Location: CCAO main office (118 N. Clark Street, Suite 320)

Qualifications for the job appear below.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in economics, public policy, public administration, computer science, mathematics, or related field,
• Graduate student in good academic standing, enrolled in an accredited college or university offering a graduate degree program, and
• A minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 grading scale or 3.0 on a 5.0 grading scale (or equivalent GPA on an equivalent grading scale).

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum GPA of 3.0 or above (on a 4.0 grading scale) or a 3.5 or above (on a 5.0 grading scale), or equivalent GPA on an equivalent grading scale.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• The ability to work in a collaborative environment with a diverse set of teammates. · Willingness to learn to use Git and GitHub.
• Willingness to learn to use R to analyze data.
• Willingness to learn to use R Markdown to produce reports.
• Willingness to learn to use relational databases and SQL queries.
• Willingness to learn to use object-oriented programming languages.
• Willingness to learn to use geospatial mapping and information systems.

If you have an interest in this position:

A. Send an email to me, shar@uic.edu, including a resume and short cover letter letting me know of your qualifications.

B. Application deadline is Monday, December 2, 2019.