Reporting to: Kumar Kintala, Innovation Hub Director, DPI
Submit resume & brief cover email to: kintala@uillinois.edu
The Discovery Partners Institute provides a platform for people to jumpstart their tech careers or companies in Chicago. Led by the University of Illinois System in partnership with local and global research universities, DPI does three things: tech talent development, applied R&D, and business development. DPI prepares students and workers to step into high-demand tech jobs. It also builds research teams helps them to identify and pursue new funding opportunities. With state investment and a new urban innovation district in development just south of the Chicago Loop, DPI has the resources to attract, develop and leverage the most ambitious people and companies the region has to offer - and keep them here.
DPI is planning the development of an innovation district on The 78 in Chicago. The 78 will be a mixed-use neighborhood development built as a public-private partnership, and will be catalyzed by the development of DPI’s first, flagship building. The building’s design is complete and will commence construction in 2024. DPI is seeking an intern to support the delivery of the first building and a larger innovation district at The 78. The intern will report to DPI’s Innovation Hub Director.
The intern will be focused on a career in planning and real estate development. The intern should have experience and/or education in real estate, community engagement, and/or building design and delivery. Intermediate experience with PowerPoint, Excel, and Word preferred.
Responsibilities will include:
- Supporting analysis associated with the development of the DPI headquarters as it breaks ground in 2024 and prepares for opening in 2026-2027
- Writing business summaries and designing presentations that provide clear recommendations
- Preparing for meetings with stakeholders including those from UIC, UIUC, and UIS, but also with community leaders and residents
- Helping set up for community engagement meetings
- Maintaining spreadsheets that consider project revenues and costs for multiple scenarios
- Researching other innovation district and mixed-use developments
- Administrative support
“One-of-a-kind experience in real estate project management. I gained exposure to and insight in the moving parts of the development process including the architectural design, building program, marketing, and operating of a building.”
- Summer 2022 & Summer 2023 intern
“Rewarding as a young professional and fruitful for my interest in real estate…”
- Summer 2022 intern
“Working at DPI has provided me with an understanding of large real estate developments and an insight into campus partnerships. It has also given me valuable planning and visioning experience, especially with regard to building innovation districts."
- 2023 & 2024 Graduate Research Assistant
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