GIS Summer Intern - City of Joliet

Job Title: GIS Summer Intern

Job Type: Full Time (May - August)

Location: Joliet, IL

Salary: $19/hour

GENERAL PURPOSE 

This position is responsible for assisting staff by providing GIS services to departments, public, and contractors. GIS Internship duties include updating GIS data, creating maps, and addressing. They will assist with GIS tasks using ESRI’s suite of products.

All applications (Resume and Cover Letter) must be submitted to employment@joliet.gov or in person to the Human Resources Department before the end of day, March 20th.

Chicago Metropolitan Planning Agency Internships

Type: Part Time / In Person

Location: Chicago, IL

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Apply through the linked website.

Planning Intern

CMAP is seeking two summer interns with interest in various aspects of local and regional planning, including Housing and Land Use, building capacity, and economic development. The preferred candidates will have the ability to work independently and on project teams, and work on multiple projects simultaneously. CMAP Interns participate in projects and engage in activities that support the work of the agency. The CMAP internship program runs June-July and interns work up to 29 hours per week during summer months. Internships may be extended through the academic year at the discretion of the agency with work hours reduced to 29 hours per pay period.

Field Data Collection Intern

CMAP is seeking 3 interns to engage in projects and activities that support the agency’s planning efforts. The internship program runs from June to July, with interns working up to 29 hours per week during the summer, with possible extensions into the academic year at reduced hours. Responsibilities include field data collection, roadside equipment monitoring, and maintaining GIS data for traffic forecasting and transportation inventories. Interns also prepare reports, maps, and graphics to effectively communicate data and analysis results.

Transportation Improvement Program Intern

CMAP is seeking one intern to actively contribute to agency projects and activities, supporting its mission through meaningful work. The internship program runs from June to July, with interns working up to 29 hours per week during the summer, with potential extensions into the academic year at reduced hours. Responsibilities include compiling and analyzing data from spreadsheets and databases, preparing visual materials like charts and presentations, and producing written summaries such as reports and fact sheets. Interns also utilize advanced Microsoft Office tools, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP, to perform accurate data analysis and deliver actionable insights.

Geographic Information Systems Intern

CMAP is seeking 4 interns to contribute to agency projects by supporting various initiatives and activities. The program runs from June to July, with interns working up to 29 hours per week during the summer, with potential extensions into the academic year at reduced hours. Interns analyze urban datasets, including census and zoning data, and assist in automating workflows using Python or other programming languages. They also utilize GIS software to create static and interactive maps that align with project goals.

Regional Policy & Implementation Intern

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is seeking to hire up to five (5) interns to contribute to regional planning and policy projects in northeastern Illinois. The internship positions will be housed within CMAP’s Regional Policy and Implementation division and are intended to support the advancement of CMAP’s ON TO 2050 work and contribute to the updated regional plan, expected in 2026. See cmap.illinois.gov/about for more information on the agency’s vision and core values. Successful candidates will demonstrate interest and skill in quantitative and qualitative analysis across a range of topics, which include climate, economic, and/or transportation planning and policy. Ideal candidates will be able to effectively communicate and assist in collaborative engagement efforts with project partners. Examples of work to which the successful candidate could contribute include: A plan to modernize and fully fund the region’s transit system. A regional climate action plan. A plan to advance traffic safety throughout the region. A new regional comprehensive plan. An approach to transportation asset resilience under a changing climate. A report on the disparate impacts of property tax policy in Cook County. An index that measures local-level susceptibility to flooding. An analytical approach to promoting equitable infrastructure investments. A plan that sets criteria to guide federal transportation capital investments in northeastern Illinois.

Transportation Modeling Intern

CMAP is seeking one intern to contribute to agency projects and activities that support regional planning efforts. The internship program runs from June to July, with interns working up to 29 hours per week during the summer, with possible extensions into the academic year at reduced hours. Intern responsibilities include conducting data analyses using GIS software or scripting languages like Python or R, assisting with modeling tools and dataset quality control, and preparing maps, graphics, and written summaries to communicate findings effectively. These tasks help interns develop technical skills while supporting CMAP's planning objectives.

Communications and Engagement Intern

CMAP seeks a Communications and Engagement intern to develop and manage CMAP content in a variety of print and electronic formats and to assist with community engagement with CMAP stakeholders and constituents. The position requires excellent attention to detail, writing and editing skills, familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel, and some experience using social media, newsletter distribution, and web content management systems. The ability to think critically and work independently is essential. Over the course of the internship, the intern will work on projects across a variety of planning and policy issues. 

Planning and Zoning Intern - Village of Franklin Park, Illinois

Position Description:

The Village of Franklin Park, located immediately northwest of the City of Chicago, seeks a Planning & Zoning Intern to undertake planning, zoning, and development projects in the Village. This position reports to the Director of Community Development and Zoning.  The position will be full-time (40 hrs. per week) from June 1^st to September 1^st with potential for a part-time extension.  The hourly wage for this position is $17 per hour.

To apply, send or email a cover letter and resume detailing relevant qualifications and experience, along with a writing sample to:

Lisa Anthony, Director of Human Resources
Village of Franklin Park
9500 Belmont Avenue
Franklin Park, Illinois 60131
resumes@vofp.com

All applicants are also required to submit a Village of Franklin Park Employment Application. The application can be found online at https://www.villageoffranklinpark.com/assets/1/7/Job_application_12.PDF.   

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.

Planning Intern/Assistant - Canete Medina Consulting Group

Canete Medina Consulting Group (Canete Medina), has openings for Planning
Intern/Assistant positions. The Planning Intern will be assisting with two National Academy
of Sciences (NAS) projects – one on the equity implications of e-commerce, the other on
strategies for improving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the transportation planning
profession. Their role will be to support Canete Medina with the quantitative and
qualitative research of the project. They will also be working on an onboard survey for the
City of Madison scheduled for Feb to May 2024. Other projects include planning consulting
work for public agencies, site selection studies for private clients, and research and product
development.

2024 Student Internships, Summer/Fall semesters - Rundell Ernstberger Associates (REA)

REA is accepting resumes and portfolios from planning, urban design, and landscape architecture students for internships for our offices in Indianapolis, IN and Louisville, KY. We are open to candidates seeking three-month, or six-month to year-long internships.

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2024 Summer / Fall Internships

We encourage you to develop your career and grow your skills with us through our internship program. We believe that all team members, no matter their experience level, can make long-lasting impacts for our clients and their projects, and our firm. Through this opportunity, you will help us cultivate a culture of life-long learning and mentorship in support of our mission.

Full post and instructions for applying are available here.

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.

GIS Intern - Village of Roselle, Illinois

The Village of Roselle is seeking self-motivated individuals with a positive work ethic to fill the position of GIS Intern, which is geared toward undergraduate and/or graduate level college students seeking to supplement their academic training and expand their professional knowledge and skills in the engineering and GIS fields.

The GIS Intern will be responsible for supporting the Public Works Department in a wide variety of GIS related functions including data collection of assets in the field, revisions and updates to existing GIS data based on plans and field conditions and general office work, such as scanning and filing. Work may involve assisting the engineering staff with review and interpretation of construction plans, utility investigation, preparing maps, research, other related tasks.  

Full description and application are available here.

Research Assistant - Metropolitan Planning Council

Department: Research Assistants, Chicago

Employment Type: Contractor

Minimum Experience: Entry-Level

Compensation: $18

Description

Research assistants play an important role at MPC, offering essential support for our projects by researching, writing, and learning about planning policy in the region. Research Assistants at MPC have exposure to a broad range of regional policy issues and the opportunity to connect with a variety of planning agencies, community groups, and officials. Compensation for research assistant positions is $18 per hour. MPC also provides a $35 transportation subsidy. We welcome students with federal work-study and those seeking course credit to apply.

Full description and application are available here.

Student Internships, Spring/Summer/Fall 2024, Landscape Architecture/Urban Design/Planning - Rundell Ernstberger Associates

REA is accepting resumes and portfolios from planning, urban design, and landscape architecture students for internships for our offices in Indianapolis, IN and Louisville, KY. We are open to candidates seeking three-month, or six-month to year-long internships.

Find out more here.

Public Lands Transportation Fellows - The Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University

The 2023 Public Lands Transportation Fellows Program provides paid opportunities to advance the transportation workforce by attracting our next generation of public stewards to the field of transportation— through unique opportunities for career development and public service on key visitor transportation issues. Fellows work closely under the coaching and mentoring of staff of Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs), such as the National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, to facilitate transportation planning or implementation projects for transportation solutions that preserve valuable resources and enhance the visitor experience. Through service at a unit or region/field office, fellows are invited to incite innovative change in our transportation systems and environmental lands management through significant contributions that advance cost-effective sustainability.

Full description and instructions for applying are available here.

2023 Internships - Rundell Ernstberger Associates (REA)

REA is accepting resumes and portfolios from planning, urban design, and landscape architecture students for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 internships for our offices in Indianapolis, IN and Louisville, KY. We are open to candidates seeking three-month, or six-month to year-long internships.

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Fall 2023 and Spring 2024

We encourage you to develop your career and grow your skills with us through our internship program. We believe that all team members, no matter their experience level, can make long-lasting impacts for our clients and their projects, and our firm. Through this opportunity, you will help us cultivate a culture of life-long learning and inclusion in support of our mission.

Link to job description on REA's website

GIS Intern - City of Wheaton, Illinois

About the Position

The GIS Intern will be responsible for updating and maintaining the City's GIS applications and tools, including webmaps and other GIS data and equipment under the supervision of the Systems Specialist. The ideal candidate will have a passion for learning new technologies and an interest in geospatial data analysis.

The full job listing can be found online here.

Planning Intern - Village of Hanover Park

Salary: $17.00 Hourly

Job Type: Seasonal

Department: Community Development

JOB SUMMARY

The intern selected for this position will be assigned to the Department of Community Development. This Department is responsible for the economic development, the reviewing of plans relating to economic development and administering zoning and long range planning.

Find out more and apply here.

Planning and Projects Intern, Park District of Highland Park, Illinois

Planning and Projects Intern

Level: Entry

Job Location: West Ridge Center - Highland Park, IL

Position Type: Internship 

Salary Range: $13.00 - $15.00 Hourly 

Apply Here: Planning and Projects Intern (paycomonline.net)

Summary: Under the supervision of the Planning and Projects Manager, the Planning and Projects Intern will get first-hand experience working with GIS and asset management. The intern will lead the Park Districts initiative to create a centralized dynamic inventory system that is accessible to various users. The internship opportunity offers students the opportunity to create deliverables that assist in communicating asset information to internal and external audiences. Examples of possible deliverables include park asset maps, an online story map featuring the Park Districts parks, and an internal organizational online tool to search park information.

The intern will be offered opportunities to participate in other projects of interest, if desired and time allows. Other projects could include project management, sustainability planning, and bike/walk planning/design.

The internship program is designed to provide the intern with firsthand experience using GIS mapping tools alongside online database tools for organizational purposes. The deliverables produced by the intern are intended to be used Districtwide to enhance operations and communication. The student will have the opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge, theory, and understanding from the academic setting to the "real world" working environment. The summer internship is generally a 40 hour/week position and will typically run 8-10 weeks (June August). $13-$15/hour.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Update Park District GIS data files
• Create an online dynamic inventory for staff using SmartSheets or other online tools.
• Create individual park maps showing existing conditions using GIS
• Create Story Map featuring Park District parks using ArcGIS online
• Develop framework to train staff on how to use the tool(s) created
• Develop framework to maintain and update information
• Attends staff meetings and project related meetings as necessary and available.
• Assists with other department tasks as needed.

Education/Experience: Junior/Senior level college student in Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, Natural Resource Planning, or other related field.

Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office and ESRI GIS (preferred).

Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to efficiently present information one-on-one.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
 

The Park District of Highland Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer

CMAP - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Intern 2022

Job Description

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is seeking to hire up to four (4) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) interns to assist the research and innovation team within CMAP’s Research, Analysis and Programming division.  The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is our region’s comprehensive planning organization.  The agency and its partners are implementing ON TO 2050, CMAP’s long-range plan to help the seven counties and 284 communities of northeastern Illinois implement strategies that address transportation, housing, economic development, open space, the environment, and other quality-of-life issues.  See www.cmap.illinois.gov for more information.   

This will be a 12-week paid internship that involves participating in a variety of GIS-based data development projects to support regional analysis, planning and forecasting activities at CMAP.   

Essential functions:  

• Perform research to aid in the creation and maintenance of land use and transportation planning datasets 
• Edit and create GIS data (digitization and attribute update) 
• Conduct quality control and quality assurance on methods and procedures 
• Thoroughly document work products for use by other CMAP staff 

Knowledge, skills, and abilities including competencies that may be representative but not all inclusive of those commonly associated with this position. 

Knowledge of general GIS concepts and functions; familiarity with ArcGIS (Desktop and/or Pro) interface is required, as are basic office computer skills (word processing, Excel data entry).  Prior experience in digitizing/editing vector GIS datasets is essential; knowledge of Python scripting or other programming languages and/or georeferencing raster imagery helpful. Familiarity with urban datasets (e.g., census, land use, zoning) is essential. 

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 who have a bachelor’s degree in geography, GIS, geoinformatics, urban planning, environmental studies, engineering, or a related field.  Applicant 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. 

Intern, Timber Hill

Who: Timber Hill Group (“TH”) is a fast-paced industrial real estate acquisition company. TH acquires and develops industrial real estate related to ecommerce and logistics. We execute on sound investments providing risk adjusted returns for high-net-worth individuals and family offices. We are a focused, experienced mission-oriented company looking to offer an amazing internship assisting our Managing Partner, Cary Goldman and the senior leadership. Learn more about what we do, here.

What: For this role, an intern will need to live within a reasonable commute of the office in Rosemont, IL. They will have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of commercial real estate acquisition, operations, and investments, and can expect to be staffed on multiple transactions at once. Due to the relatively small size of the investment team, an intern will “wear many hats” and will be expected to assist on job functions related to acquisitions, financing and investor relations.

 The Intern will have the following primary responsibilities:

 

•                   Market Research – Including data mining.

•                   Correspondence – Provide research for responses.

•                   Meeting Management - Including preparing notes and  distributing action items.

•                   Development of Presentation Materials - Emphasis on GIS mapping.

 

Qualifications: 

Strong GIS skills as one of the most important projects will be mapping our target acquisition markets with layered information including site details, zoning, wetlands, flood plain, etc.

Apply: If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, email msiegel@timberhillgroup.com or call (847) 502-8688. Pay is $20/hr and 10-20 hours/week.

 

GIS intern - Metropolitan Planning Council

Who: Metropolitan Planning Council

What: Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is looking for an intern with GIS skills to help work on a dataset of parcel-based projects for conducting outreach. Below you may find a brief description of tasks to be performed. Knowledge or experience about Python scripts or data query would be a plus but optional. This is an unpaid position, although resources might become available as the project progresses. We do have a great network at MPC; several of our MUPP alumni are affiliated with or currently working at MPC. If you are interested, please send me a copy of your resume and some GIS work samples. If you would like to use this experience to fulfil your internship requirements and register for UPP590 this spring, I would suggest you respond to me indicating your interest asap.

To be successful, it's important to be able to quickly run basic analysis (e.g identify clusters, proximity to rivers or water bodies, etc), and conduct visual assessment of project aerials for landscape character (e.g. does it look maintained? Is there Green Infrastructure or other stormwater assets on-site?). The outcome would be a map-based dataset that MPC staff will run queries of a basic set of characteristics, and can use to update fields in the dataset.

 

Contact Ning Ai for more information.

Urban Ecology Fellow - National Park Service

Who: National Park Service

What: The National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program in partnership with the Hispanic Access Foundation is seeking a candidate with an academic or professional background in environmental or natural resource studies to work in Chicago, Illinois on a full-time, temporary basis for 11 months. This position will assist National Park Service staff with supporting outdoor recreation and natural resource conservation projects in local communities. The Hispanic Access Foundation is a national nonprofit organization that connects Latinos to partner organizations and opportunities that improve lives and create an equitable society.

Research Assistant - The Center on Health Promotion Research for Persons with Disabilities at UIC (closes Aug. 13)

Who: UIC Center on Health Promotion Research

What: The Center on Health Promotion Research for Persons with Disabilities at UIC is hiring a research assistant to assist on projects related to health promotion, health policy, community inclusion, and the built environment. The position includes a tuition waiver and is for 50% time appointment (20hrs a week), although a smaller percent time may be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Developing evaluation surveys online through Qualtrics 
• Input, clean and organize data 
• Summarizing qualitative data gathered from a pilot study 
• Assisting with manuscript preparation 
• Identifying sources of GIS data for new grant activities 
• Collecting and organizing new secondary data sets 
• Running preliminary statistics 
• Assisting with additional office work related to the study

Qualifications:

• Must be a UIC student 
•  Experience working in research 
• Excellent writing skills 
• Experience developing Qualtrics surveys 
• Masters or Doctoral candidates 
• Detail oriented 
• Background in health promotion, health policy, disability, or related field 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software Experience with GIS considered a plus

To apply, please fill out the application located here: Application for CHP RA by August 13, 2019 at the latest.