STUDENT INTERN

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

STUDENT INTERN

CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CDOT)

Policy and Planning

Number of Positions: 3

Starting Salary: $16.20 per hour

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) is responsible for more than 4,100 miles of streets, 413 bridges and viaducts, 368 miles of on-street bikeways, over 300,000 streetlights, 7,400 miles of sidewalks, and 3,000 signalized intersections citywide. Our mission is to keep the city's surface transportation networks and public way safe and accessible for all users, in a state of good repair, and to be responsive to local and citywide mobility and infrastructure needs.

This position will be based out of CDOT's Commissioner's Office and the Division of Planning and Policy (DPP); the Commissioner sets strategic direction for the Department and DPP is responsible for long range planning and policy development. You will work directly with the Commissioner and other senior staff to perform policy and program analysis, research emerging transportation issues, develop policy priorities, analyze and manage CDOT's engagement program, and other tasks as directed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Research on current and/or emerging transportation issues and summarize findings in memo format

* Support policy and program development

* Support design, execution, and analysis related to transportation planning studies

* Draft and review policy and communications briefs and memos

* Community engagement strategy development

* Provide data-driven policy and strategy recommendations, and assist with maintenance and improvement of internal documentation and systems

Additional duties may be required for this position.

Internships are limited to one, 12-month, academic year. Students are limited to working one internship (lasting no more than one twelve-month academic year) per City Department.

LOCATION: 2 North LaSalle Street, 11^th floor

HOURS/DAYS: 8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday

THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must be a student currently enrolled in an accredited college, university, or law school OR a student currently enrolled in an accredited business or data processing/ information technology school.

Skills Desired - Research and writing, Project management, Quantitative and qualitative analysis related to transportation, urban planning, and/or public policy, Expertise with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint, Basic GIS analysis and mapping.

Disclaimer - "Accredited" means any nationally or regionally accredited college, university, or law school where the applicant is enrolled in or has completed an Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or Juris Doctorate degree program.

Students who are Deferred Action Recipients are eligible to apply. You must provide your Employment Authorization Document at the time of hire. In addition, if you are selected for a paid internship, you must also have a social security card. If you do not have a social security card, you can obtain one by following the instructions on this link:

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/deferred_action.pdf

REQUIREMENT: APPLICANT MUST UPLOAD A COPY OF THEIR PROOF OF ENROLLMENT FOR THE UPCOMING FALL SEMESTER.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral interview will be selected.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor