Research and Communications Intern - Shared-Use Mobility Center

Position Title:                                Research and Communications Intern

Date Opened:                                November 26, 2023

 

Date Closing:                                  As soon as possible - Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will close December 31st, 2023

 

Position Details:                           

 

Part-time temporary position (20-30 hours/week)

Six-month term, subject to negotiation

Compensation at $18.00 / hour

Position will be based in our Los Angeles office.  SUMC follows a hybrid remote/in-person model, allowing staff to work remotely most days and requiring office visits weekly or bi-weekly.

Full description and application available here.

Clean Mobility Equity Alliance Intern - Shared-Use Mobility Center

Position Title:  Clean Mobility Equity Alliance Intern

Date Opened:  November 15, 2023

Date Closing:  As soon as possible - Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will close December 15, 2023

Position Details: Part-time temporary position (20-30 hours/week)

Six-month term, subject to negotiation

Compensation at $18.00 / hour

Position will be based in our Los Angeles office.  SUMC follows a hybrid remote/in-person model, allowing staff to work remotely most days and requiring office visits bi-weekly (twice a month).

 

General Overview: 

 

The Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) is a non-profit public interest organization promoting multi-modal transportation systems that work for all. Through pilot projects, research, capacity-building, and advocacy, SUMC helps communities realize a vision of an equitable and sustainable mobility future. 

SUMC is growing its LA office to serve a growing set of programs that support practitioners and stakeholders in pursuing transportation equity and innovation.  In particular, the Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot program (CMO) disseminates knowledge and resources throughout a rapidly growing mobility ecosystem of public agencies, community-based organizations, Native American tribes, and private sector mobility providers.

SUMC is looking for a Spring Intern to support the Clean Mobility Equity Alliance (CMEA), a network of California mobility project implementers and stakeholders that supports knowledge sharing and peer-learning within the Clean Mobility Options Pilot Program. 

Full description and application available here.

Teaching Assistant - UIC Sociology Department

We have a 50% TA opportunity in the Sociology Department for the spring 2024 semester. This individual will be the instructor for our SOC 224 course (Gender & Society).  The course is scheduled to meet on campus (in-person) Tuesday/Thursday at 11am-12:15pm.  If you are interested, please contact Lorena Garcia (sociology associate head) at lorena@uic.edu

Transportation Equity Intern - Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT)

Application Deadline: December 15, 2023

Internship Description 

CNT is now seeking a part-time intern for early 2024 to assist with several clean and equitable transportation projects. 

Full description available here.

Freshwater Lab Research Assistant - Professor Rachel Havrelock, Department of English

Professor Rachel Havrelock seeks two research assistants to support the endeavors of the Freshwater Lab in the Spring 2024 semester. The work for each is slightly different. Based on the interests of the graduate students selected, there is room to redistribute some of the tasks.

Please contact Rachel Havrelock for more information, raheleh@uic.edu

If you would like to apply, then please send a resume and cover letter stating your interest by 11/27/23, raheleh@uic.edu

Internship Description:

https://www.freshwaterlab.org/internship

Research Assistant Position - Professor Renee Hatcher

Short Description of Position and Research Topic: 

Professor Hatcher is seeking a research assistant to work on a project (an academic law review article) related to topics solidarity economy, law and political economy, and regulatory regimes. Specifically, the selected research assistant will perform legal research, write summaries, and footnote and cite check a draft article on topics related to race, worker cooperatives, corporations, business associations, and organizational governance. Prof. Hatcher will meet with the selected student every other week to assess progress and provide additional guidance and direction for the project. The total anticipated number of student hours is 125 hours over the course of the project.

Interested students should submit application via email directly to Prof. Hatcher before the deadline of December 1, 2023. Professor Hatcher will review the applications and interview at least three students for the position. Law students of color and students from historically underrepresented communities are encouraged to apply.

Emerging Leaders Internship - Illinois Housing Council (IHC) - Mailing List

Join IHC's mailing list to be notified when the Intern Application opens.

The Emerging Leaders Internship  (ELI) program is a 10-week paid internship program whose goal is to increase racial and gender diversity in the affordable housing industry by creating employment opportunities with a support structure that exposes the interns to the full spectrum of the affordable housing industry and introduces them to the people who can help advance them in their careers. The interns are hired directly by and work with developers, housing authorities, general contractors, and other IHC members while also attending educational programming hosted by IHC. The cohort of interns participate in Lunch & Learns with professionals from different sectors of the industry, trainings, and property tours. They are also supported in their job search when they complete the program.

IHC encourages current students and recent graduates interested in real estate development, community development, urban planning, public policy, and advocacy to apply. Applications will be accepted February 9 – March 8 and interviews will take place in early April.