Summer Intern, Regional Planning

Port Authority of NY & NJ • New York, NY

13d • $18 - $30 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Regional Planning unit in the Planning and Innovation Department provides agencywide thought leadership and analytic support on emerging strategic challenges facing the agency and the region. This summer, we’ll be examining growth patterns in the region and impacts on regional commuting. We are looking for an intern with an interest in transportation and geospatial data who can help us understand and communicate key changes taking place and their implications for the transportation system.

Requirements

• Enrollment at a college or university at the time of the internship
• Major in Planning, Public Policy, Geography, Transportation Engineering, or a related discipline
• Experience with ArcGIS software (or geospatial analysis using R or Python)

Nice To Haves

• Strong interest and curiosity about transportation and regional development
• Familiarity with the New York/New Jersey metropolitan region
• Graduate student preferred, but advanced undergraduate accepted

Responsibilities

• Create tools to visualize data on housing development near the PATH system and regionwide, demographic characteristics of communities near Port Authority facilities, and evolving use patterns on the regional transit network.
• Prepare a research brief on an emerging topic in trans-Hudson travel

Benefits

• Ability to opt in to the New York State and Local Retirement System
• Access to Employee Business Resource Groups
• Facility Tours
• Career Panels
• Social/Networking Events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees