Fellow -- Cook County Sheriff's Office

Who: Cook County Sheriff's Office

What: Cook County Sheriff’s Office is a nationally recognized leader in providing innovative programs in the fields of law enforcement and corrections and seeks constantly to infuse these fields with strong social justice principles. The Sheriff’s Fellowship Program gives practical experience in research, analytics, and policy to students who are passionate about addressing Gun Violence, Domestic Violence, Sustainability, Mental Health Research and Policy, Human Trafficking, Child Welfare, Poverty, Homelessness, Criminal Justice, and Housing.

Fellows will be partnered with subject matter experts and participate in the implementation of real-time change initiatives and real-world quantitative and qualitative research efforts.

The Fellowship Program will be 10 weeks long, with fellows expected to work 40 hours a week. Fellows will be expected to complete a research project based on their area of study.

Stipend: Undergraduate fellows will be compensated $6,000 for the summer.

Application Criteria

Please submit a resume in TALEO, In addition, upload a word document in response to the following questions:

1) Please describe a significant personal and/or professional experience and how it made an impact on your outlook. How has it influenced your relationship to community and your approach to changing lives? (Please answer in no more than 750 words).

2) Define what you believe to be successful systems change. Using this definition, briefly outline a real-world system and your vision for a successful change. (Please answer in no more than 500 words).

3) What are your short- and long-term professional aspirations? Describe how the Sheriff’s Fellowship will assist you in realizing these goals. (Please answer in no more than 500 words).

4) What policy area would like to focus on throughout this fellowship?

5) Please state who your adviser would be during the duration of this fellowship. (Applicants from the University of Illinois, Chicago & National Network for Safe Communities are not required to answer this question).

The application process will close on March 13th, 2020. Applicants must successfully pass a background check and pre-employment screening process.