Economic Development Intern - SB Friedman

Title: Economic Development Intern

Type: 20 - 40 hours per week

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Salary: $22 per hour

Description: 

SB Friedman is seeking a summer 2025 graduate intern with an interest in economic development, real estate development finance and public-private partnerships. The graduate intern will be responsible for research, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and data synthesis. No specific project for the intern is contemplated at this time; rather we will work to match the intern to currently available projects based on alignment with intern goals. The intern will work closely with other team members and will have an opportunity to work on a variety of projects, potentially including economic development policy research, market analysis in support of planning projects, financial feasibility analysis of proposed development projects, spatial analysis related to a range of projects, value capture for infrastructure, tax projections, and/or fiscal and economic impact analysis. 

To apply, please submit your resume with a list of three relevant courses and a work sample demonstrating quantitative analysis and/or mapping to jobs@sbfriedman.com. Deadline to apply is April 28th.

Graduate Research Assistant for Data Analysis - Great Cities Institute

UIC Great Cities Institute (GCI) is seeking two Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) for Spring 2024

whose primary responsibility will be to support ongoing projects with data analysis tasks and creating

data visualizations.

For data analysis tasks, the GRA will work with GCI staff to:

• Collect and clean datasets from publicly available and proprietary sources.
• Conduct analysis including basic descriptive statistics, and spatial analysis.
• Prepare research findings into data visualizations, maps, and infographics.
• Assisting in the preparation of reports and presentations.

Intern - Enterprise Advisors

Job Type: Internship, Full-time

Location: Washington D.C.

Job Description Summary

Enterprise Advisors is the mission-based consultancy of Enterprise Community Partners Inc. focused on delivering capacity building and technical assistance in partnership with Federal agencies, units of local government, public housing authorities, nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and other sources. We work with partners to improve the capacity, outcomes and impacts of community development and housing programs and organizations nationwide so that all people have a place to live, grow and thrive. We are looking for interns to support the following platforms; Technical Assistance and Capacity Building and Strategy and Implementation covering the following focus areas:

• Equitable Housing Solutions
• Equitable Recovery and Revitalization 
• Public Housing Revisioning 
• Equitable Economic Development 
• Incubation, Cultivation and Acceleration 
• HUD Local Partners and Grantees  
• U.S. Caribbean Recovery and Partner Capacity Building  
• Business Processes Management   

Full post and instructions for applying are available here.

Graduate Hourly Research Assistant for Employment Subcenter Research - Great Cities Institute

The Great Cities Institute (GCI) and Center for Urban Economic Development (CUED) are conducting comparative research on employment subcenters within urban regions of the U.S. GCI and CUED seek a graduate student Graduate Hourly Research Assistant for the 2023-2024 academic year whose primary responsibility will be to review employment subcenter detection methods; and collect, analyze, and present data on the presence of employment subcenters in U.S. regions.

Apply by September 20th, 2023, to Matt Wilson, mwilso25@uic.edu

Please include a resume and a cover letter that describes your qualifications and interest in the position.

Graduate Assistant - Advancing Racial Equity (ARE) Initiative, Office of Student Affairs

This graduate assistantship will be from September 2023 to May 2023 with tuition (excluding differentials) & selected fee waiver eligibility and stipend. 20 hours/ per week.   

Key graduate assistant responsibilities:

• Gathering information across the division (ie. learning outcomes, missions statement, goals)
• Data analysis/create dashboards
• Create a literature review/best practices
• Coordinate/support working groups efforts
• Prepare presentations and reports
• Provide administrative support for the ARE initiative

To be fully considered please send potential candidates and/resumes to Joy Vergara (RVergara@uic.edu) by August 29^th, 2023. Interviews will be held on Friday, September 1^st. 

Data Analytics and Impact Measurement Internship (Learning and Impact Team) - The Chicago Community Trust

• Job Tracking ID: 512298-861659
• Job Location: Chicago, IL
• Job Level: Student/Internship
• Level of Education: Any
• Job Type: Internship

• Date Updated: 08/08/2023
• Years of Experience: Not Applicable
• Starting Date: ASAP
• Application Deadline: 08/29/2023

Internship Title: Data Analytics and Impact Measurement Internship (Learning and Impact Team)

Description: This is a yearlong hybrid internship in which the intern will be closely integrated within our Learning and Impact team under the supervision of the Senior Director and Data & Analytics Managers. The intern will work with the team to develop and implement approaches to understand and communicate the impact of the Trust’s activities as reported by stakeholders (e.g., staff, grant recipients, community partners) to a range of audiences.

Find out more and Apply Here

Research Assistant - Greater Lawndale Healthy Work Project, UIC Center for Healthy Work

Background 

The Greater Lawndale Healthy Work (GLHW) project is nearly a decade-old community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnership between North and South Lawndale communities and the University of Illinois in Chicago. GLHW Project is a research project in the University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Healthy Work, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Total Worker Health Center of Excellence (Grant: U19OH010154).  

If interested in the position, please email Sylvia Gonzalez sgonza43@uic.edu and provide your CV/resume by Tuesday, August 15th 2023.

Graduate Assistant Position(s), Early Childhood Education Policy - UIC College of Education

GA Position for Fall '23 (67% plus tuition and fee waiver) 

 

Position Roles:  

• Support the work of various committee(s) related to early childhood workforce development, including organizing meetings, preparing agendas, taking notes, conducting background research, analyzing data, and in partnership with key stakeholders, staff, and faculty developing program and policy recommendations. 
• Support roll-out of the Illinois Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program (IECAP) pilot.
• Conceptualize, write, and disseminate a variety of materials including policy analyses, policy briefs, articles and other documents. Collaborate with other staff and/or partner organizations to draft and produce high quality documents that meet the needs of a variety of different audiences.
• Responsible for project management of specific projects as assigned.
• Report to Director of ECE,  College of Education 

 

For more information contact Catherine Main cmain@uic.edu 

Research Specialist - Evaluation and Tracking, UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science

Description

The Research Specialist – Evaluation & Tracking assists with research and evaluation, including developing research designs and evaluation protocols, data analysis, and disseminating results. This individual will work with internal and external stakeholders and clients to support ongoing research.

For fullest consideration, please submit CV with completed application to the UIC Job Board by May 16^th, 2023.

Job Link: https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/4105?c=uic

Graduate Research Assistant - Data Analytics / Records Management Specialist

Graduate Research Assistant – Data Analytics / Records Management Specialist

Facility Information Management (FIM)

Office of Planning, Sustainability & Project Management (PSPM)

Fall 2022

 

Office of Planning, Sustainability & Project Management is seeking a Graduate Research Assistant with prior experience in data analytics technologies. Data management in the context of records management experience, web design experience and graphic design skills are a plus.

 

Responsibilities:

• Assist in implementation of Meridian document/record management software (create and organize file metadata, upload files onto Meridian and review records for consistency, etc.)
• Update departmental SharePoint archives with facility, business, and risk management records and information
• Collaborate with PSPM leadership to develop a department-wide records disposal process in accordance with the University’s official record retention policies
• Maintain PSPM’s website and update PSPM’s internal intranet site with valuable news and information
• Develop, analyze, and visualize relevant departmental KPIs/metrics
• Help facilitate space studies and compile reports and surveys associated with teaching, research, public service and administrative functions
• Assist in other tasks such as printing, plotting, scanning and binding drawings and documents as requested, locating drawings in the digital archives and flat files for contractors and staff members, performing space audits as well as assisting other staff members and initiatives on as-needed basis.

 

Desired qualifications:

• Proficiency in coding and programming; classroom programming experience required
• Experience with SharePoint, PowerBI, and Macros
• Web design experience a plus
• Visualization Tool experience such as Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik
• Proficient in Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and Powerpoint
• InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, AutoCAD experience a plus
• Capable of incorporating feedback and direction quickly and efficiently
• Highly organized and extremely detail-oriented
• Fluent in English (speaking and writing)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

 

Incoming Summer/Fall 2022 graduate students are strongly preferred. This position is a great opportunity for students to perform meaningful work and acquire substantial professional experience. For more information about our office, please visit https://pspm.uic.edu.

 

 

This position offers a full tuition waiver starting Spring 2023.

 

Interested candidates should email their resume to kmonahan@uic.edu with "Graduate Research Assistant – Data Analytics / Records Management Specialist" as the subject line.       

 

 

 

Additional details:

Majors: Computer Science, Business Analytics, Management Information Systems, CUPPA, or another relevant STEM major

Hours per week: 20

Starting: November 2022

Open to students on the F1 visa

Prefer 1^st year graduate students

CMAP - Data Analyst - Modeling Intern 2022

Job Description

The intern will participate in CMAP’s transportation modeling activities, which provides data analysis and quantitative modeling in support of CMAP’s planning work. Specifically, the intern will assist CMAP’s modeling staff in developing, updating, and performing quality control activities on input datasets that support agency modeling tools. The intern may also be asked to interpret and summarize analysis results. This position may also require the intern to search for and review reports to support research activities. This internship opportunity will be remote and selected candidate must have personal laptop to use. 

Knowledge, skills, and abilities 

Strong research, analysis (both qualitative and quantitative), and communication skills.  Experience with Geographic Information Systems software, scripting languages, and statistical analysis applications (e.g., Python, R, SAS) is desired.   

Equipment 

Part of the work will be done remotely therefore interns will need access to a Windows computer, in good working order.  If the intern does not have access to this equipment, it can be provided upon request.   

Who should apply? 

Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in urban planning, public administration, public policy, economics, geography, transportation, environmental studies, or a related field.  Applicants enrolled in a master's program preferred.  

Ready to join us? 

-Apply here between February 18, 2022, through March 18, 2022.  

-Internship will last for three months, June 1 through September 1, 2022, and will work no more than 29 hours/week. There are limited options to continue on as part-time (up to 19 hours/week) basis into the school year. 

-Minor start and end-date accommodations may be made. 

-Interns able to participate at least 50% of their hours in person are preferred. If necessary, CMAP will consider other hybrid work alternatives. 

-Interviews will be held early April 2022. (Shortlisted candidates will be contacted).

-CMAP internships pay $17.00 hourly. 

Graduate Research Assistant - UIC Office for Research on Student Success

Who: UIC, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and Academic Programs, Office for Research on Student Success

What: The Office for Research on Student Success is looking for a 50% Research Assistant starting August, 2019. The RA will work on undergraduate education research projects with the aim of increasing undergraduate student retention and graduation.

The ideal candidate will have quantitative research and IRB experience, as well as excellent writing skills, good organizational skills, office skills, and content knowledge in higher education, developmental/community/educational psychology, and/or student success. Data analytic skills is essential. Expertise with SPSS, Excel, and Word is required.

Summer Internship, Global Urbanization - OECD (Paris)

Who: The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems. We work with governments to understand what drives economic, social and environmental change. We measure productivity and global flows of trade and investment. We analyse and compare data to predict future trends. We set international standards on a wide range of things, from agriculture and tax to the safety of chemicals.

What: The OECD’s Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities is hiring a summer intern to contribute to a research project on global urbanisation. The project aims at providing a comprehensive overview of global urbanisation since 1975 using a new and innovative dataset of all cities across the world. The selected candidate will support the work of a team of economists/policy analysts. In line with his/her qualifications, he/she will be expected to contribute to the project through:

• Cleaning and processing data and developing indicators on urbanisation 
• Collecting auxiliary data from varying sources 
• Conducting econometric analyses describing the evolution of cities across the world over time 
• Creating charts, figures and maps visualising the data 
• Drafting short texts describing the results 
• Preparing presentations, talking points and speeches describing the analyses 
• Organising events related to the project 

Summer Internship - The Impact Investment Company (Chicago)

Who: The Impact Investment Company is an Investment Management and Private Equity Company that focuses on building and rebuilding American cities and neighborhoods while generating competitive financial returns for its investors. Learn more here: https://www.impactcompany.org/

What: The summer intern will assist with market- and need-based research support and should have writing, research, data presentation, excel and powerpoint skills to do so. The intern should also be interested in urban impact investment and development. The position is available 10 - 30 hours per week.

For more information and to apply, contact Tod Lickerman at tdl@impactco.org

Community Development Internship - City of Lake Saint Louis

Who: City of Lake Saint Louis, Community Development Department

What: This is a temporary position with a maximum of 40 hours per week over a period of 10 weeks (400 hours total). Under general supervision, the selected candidate will be responsible for researching, compiling, interpreting, analyzing and organizing data to assist with zoning enforcement and long range planning functions. The individual will also assist with other various tasks/projects within the Department, as needed.

Qualifications:

Transit Scheduling Internship - Csched (Chicago)

Who: CSched is a team of consultants with extensive knowledge in scheduling public transit, bus and rail, as well as analyzing operational data with the help of the HASTUS scheduling software (developed by GIRO Inc.). CSched provides consulting services to public transit agencies, school boards and private operators throughout the United States and Canada, with additional clients spanning the globe. CSched’s services include assisting private operators in developing bid proposals, assisting agencies in developing route timetables and driver schedules, evaluating agencies’ current scheduling practices, and helping to improve the “streetability” of schedules in daily operations. CSched also provides smaller agencies with access to HASTUS through our HASTUS by CSched service.

What: CSched-USA is looking to hire an intern for summer 2019 at our office in Chicago, IL. Under CSched’s training and guidance, duties for the intern may include:

• Assist in data entry of transit schedules in the HASTUS scheduling software 
• Use HASTUS software to generate reports and data exports 
• Assist CSched staff in data analysis related to running time, cost efficiency, service quality, or other metrics as needed on a project-by-project basis 
• Developing analytical tools using Microsoft Excel 
• The intern will be working in a small office environment, typically with one or two other CSched staff. 

Research Assistant (part time) – Woodstock Institute (Chicago)

Who: Woodstock Institute is seeking a part-time research assistant to assist Woodstock’s research team with a project studying a program which provides home modifications for people with disabilities.
Woodstock Institute is a leading nonprofit research and policy organization in the areas of equitable lending and investments; wealth creation and preservation; and safe financial products, services, and systems. Woodstock Institute works locally and nationally to create a financial system in which lower-wealth persons and communities of color can safely borrow, save, and build wealth so that they can achieve economic security and community prosperity.

What: This is a part time position (approximately 15 hours per week) located in Chicago. The Research Assistant will work with Woodstock’s research team on a large research project examining a program which provides home modifications for people with disabilities. The position will play a key role in primary data collection and interview administration.

Responsibilities include: conducting and coordinating client interviews; facilitating focus groups; recording and analyzing data; and administrative research support.

Qualifications:

Safety Data Fellow (for post-grads within 3 years) - US Dept. of Transportation

Who: A post-graduate research project and developmental opportunity is currently available at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Secretary of Transportation. The appointment will be served within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy in the Office of Policy Development, Strategic Planning, and Performance in Washington, DC as a Safety Data Fellow (participant).
The Office of Policy Development, Strategic Planning, and Performance supports the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy and Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy in policy matters affecting all aspects of transportation. The office provides technical expertise for the Department’s legislative, regulatory and research programs, conducts analyses and recommends policies, and serves as the Departmental focal point for initiatives related to safety across all transportation modes.

What: The appointment will be supporting the Safety Data Initiative (SDI), and the goal of the project is to develop DOT’s data-driven approach to decision making as it relates to safety issues with implications across the modes of transportation (highway, rail, air, water, and pipeline). The participant will collaborate with individuals from DOT’s operating administrations and offices under the Secretary of Transportation, such as the Office of the Chief Information Officer, to connect, understand, analyze, and visualize DOT safety databases, data sources outside of the Department, and geospatial data. The work will foster increased DOT use of data to inform programmatic and policy decisions, and further demonstrate the value of a cross-modal approach through the power of data analytics and visualization.

Internship - Oak Park Residence Corporation

Who: The Oak Park Residence Corporation (OPRC) is a community-based, non-profit housing development and management corporation. Its primary mission is to promote Oak Park as a racially diverse and economically balanced community by providing quality rental housing at an affordable price. OPRC carries out its mission principally by acquiring older apartment buildings, rehabilitating them into assets that contribute to their neighborhoods, and providing quality management services. Established in 1966, OPRC currently owns or manages over 1,000 units of rental housing.

What: We are seeking an intern to assist us in gathering, mapping, and analyzing data on the changing housing markets in Oak Park and the greater Chicago region. The intern will analyze submarkets where OPRC currently operates and where it may in the future, map our buildings against a variety of socio-economic indicators, conduct financial asset modeling of our buildings and prospective redevelopment and acquisition opportunities, and analyze data on OPRC tenants to examine patterns relative to the rest of the Village of Oak Park and to neighboring and comparable communities. We are seeking a graduate student with experience in conducting statistical, financial, and spatial analysis and knowledge of data sources such as the American Community Survey.

Graduate Hourly - UIC Freshwater Lab

Who:The UIC Freshwater Lab is an initiative to communicate Great Lakes water issues to the general public, create tools to visualize the current state and future scenarios of water sources, engage unaffiliated groups in water planning, and train a new generation of Great Lakes leaders.

What: The UIC Freshwater Lab will have two major projects underway in Fall 2018 and seeks motivated, self-sufficient graduate students to help with research, analysis, and writing.  We will likely hire one person for each project.  However, should you possess skills that overlap or don't perfectly match the individual descriptions, then feel free in your cover letter to describe your particular strengths and how you would like to deploy them.
It is mandatory to enroll in the Fall 2018 Freshwater Lab course [PA 494, ENG 440, HIST 481] that meets on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30-6:15] in order to be apprised of the relevant topics and methods.