Intern, Cook County Assessor’s Office

 

OFFICE OF THE COOKCOUNTY ASSESSOR

 

Data Internship - UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

 

Description

 

Assessor Frederick “Fritz” Kaegi is offeringstudents the opportunity to work and learn inthe Cook County Assessor's’ Office (CCAO). The CCAO offers interns the unique opportunity to join an elected official inreforming the business practices of anextremely important government office.Property taxes are vital revenue for localgovernment in Cook County, and the  CCAO is tasked with assessing real estate values for the purposes of taxation.

 

The County contains roughly 1.8 millionparcels, which are assessed every threeyears. Students will be able to use this  internship for class credit if desired and approved. Through hands-on learning,interns will develop a wide range of skillsimportant for government  administration and policy making. Interns will learn to:

 

·         Work in a dynamic, product-orientedgovernment office.

·         Work on technical projects as part of alarge, collaborative team.

·         Apply principles of data-science and data analytics to property taxassessment.

·         Use data to eliminate opportunities forcorruption.

·         Use an array of computer programs including Git and Git Hub; use R to analyze data; R Markdown to produce reports; relational databases and SQL queries; objected-oriented programming and languages; and geospatial mapping and informational systems. 

 

 

Essential Job Duties

 

• Report to the Chief Data Officer.

• Assist the modeling team on components of an open-source property tax assessment system. 
• Assist in creating, updating, andvalidating code in an Agileenvironment.
• Work difficulty will match Interns’ability levels; interns with greater skills will be assigned more complex and challenging work.
• Interns will be able to showcase their coding and policy skills since their work-product will exist in the publicdomain.

 

Minimum Qualifications

 

• Graduation from an accredited collegeor university with a bachelor's degree ineconomics, public  policy, publicadministration, computer science,mathematics, or related field.
• In good academic standing (as certifiedby UIC).
• Enrolled in graduate-level program at UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs with a minimum gradepoint average of 2.5 (on a 4.0 gradingscale)

 

Preferred Qualifications

 

·         Minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 grading scale).

 

 

Internship Duration

 

• One academic school year with an option to extend. (Estimated dates for internship- November 8,2021- May 6, 2022)

 

Commitment

 

·         Interns will work 10 to 20 hours per week, with at least 4 hours per week in the CCAO’s offices.

 

Salary

 

·         $15/hour.

 

Physical Requirements

 

•   Visual acuity to review and edit written communications for long periods of time.
•   Walking between offices and meetings may be required.
•   Repetitive use of hands to handle and/or operate standard office equipment.

·               Regular use of a telephone to communicate.

 

Application Instructions

 

If you have an interest in this position:

 

1. Send an email to me, shar@uic.edu, including a resume and short cover letter letting me know of your qualifications.
2. Application deadline is Monday, October 18, 2021.

 

Any political contacts submitted on behalf of a student shall result in the disqualification of the student from consideration for this internship. A political contact is any contact of any kind (oral or written, direct or indirect) from any politically-related person or organization relating to the selection for this opportunity.

COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR’S OFFICE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER