Chicago Transit Authority is the second largest transit system in the country! Our college internship program offers summer and year-long internships that provide students with valuable work experience, professional development, and mentorship. Students receive exposure to the discipline of the workplace and are guided by subject matter experts who assist them in acquiring the skills, knowledge, and experience needed to perform in today’s technically demanding careers.
Interns at CTA work in a range of departments including:
- Administration Departments ranging from Diversity/EEO, Human Resources, Training and Workforce Development and more
- Board and President’s Office
- Communications
- Finance and Purchasing
- Infrastructure
- Law
- Legislative Affairs and Government and Community Relations
- Safety and Security
- Technology
- Transit Operations
Our internships are project-based; therefore, the skills that we seek vary based on the needs of the projects during each term. All majors are welcome to apply, but please see education experience/requirements for specifics about what disciplines each internship project is seeking.
Internships are part-time (15 hours a week) during the school year and full-time (40 hours a week) during the summer.
In this role within the Service Planning unit, interns will:
- Develop a repeatable workflow and analytics tool(s) for post-event analysis that will be replicated for all events going forward.
- Analyze ridership from past events.
- Produce materials (charts, maps, data visualizations, written summaries, etc.) that can be presented to other internal departments and used to make service planning decisions for future events.
- Work on school service planning, bus shuttle planning, field observations/data collection, and planning for future special event service.
Qualifications
Educational Experience/Requirements:
Preferred Major(s): Transportation, Urban Planning, Public Administration, Public Policy, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or a closely related discipline with academic instruction in data analysis, transportation planning, operations and/or logistics.
Preferred Level of Education: College Junior and above
Physical Requirements:
The demands associated with the normal office environment
Light physical activity, including walking outdoors and climbing stairs
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Strong Microsoft Office and computer skills
Good oral and written communication skills
Good analytical and critical thinking skills
Good organizational skills with attention to detail
Good project management skills
SQL
Ability to concisely summarize information in presentable materials
Understanding of transit planning concepts
Apply here by December 23, 2021.
