Application deadline: May 10, 2024

Start date: June 2024

Compensation: The selected Fellows Intern will be compensated at a rate of $25 per hour and will be expected to work at least 10 - 20 hours per week, in addition to a capstone/travel stipend. However, if interns are earning course credit through their educational institution, compensation will be provided by their school. CNT does not provide benefits for interns.

Note: This position is remote and open to applicants nationwide.

Mission

The Jacky Grimshaw Fellows Program aims to create a pipeline for women of color who will lead transportation into a sustainable and equitable future.

When well-trained women of color are at the table to make decisions about transportation, outcomes are better and more responsive to the needs of individuals, families, and communities. The Jacky Fellows Program will shape the next generation of transportation decision-makers. Fellow Internships will prepare early-career women of color to shape public policy and transportation programs.

This new program at the Center for Neighborhood Technology will contribute to a pipeline of trained and experienced professionals to diversify the leadership of the transportation field.

Jacky Grimshaw, Vice President of Government Affairs, and Pam Jones, Transportation Policy Associate and Jacky Grimshaw Fellow (Full Time), will support and train the Fellows Intern.

The Fellows Intern will contribute to the transportation work at CNT, which occupies a distinctive position in the field, influencing and implementing public policy and programs with a goal of incorporating community voices and achieving greater equity.

Jacky is an astute and experienced public policy strategist whose extensive career includes dozens of bold and award-winning accomplishments. She has been the sole woman of color working on many transportation and urban programs and her participation has made a huge difference! A central goal of the program is to ensure that her decades of experience, skills, strategic knowledge, and connections are passed on to the next generation of leaders.

About CNT

CNT was founded in 1978 to organize residents to challenge harmful environmental practices with a socio-economic lens. Our founders believed in tackling issues directly within communities to elevate residents’ living standards and economic opportunities, in partnership with the people who lived there. Since then, we have expanded our work to include equitable transportation systems, inclusive housing strategies, and data informed decision making. Our core capabilities include:

• Analysis - we are known for rigorous, interdisciplinary analysis of urban and regional problems, both quantitative and qualitative.
• Engagement and Empowerment - our staff collaborates with local partners and government leaders, empowering them to improve communities both independently and alongside public institutions.
• Innovation - we deliver data-informed policy, financial, and technological solutions, leveraging cutting-edge tools and insights to drive impactful change.
• Community Collaboration - we partner with you to recognize gaps in service and devise innovative strategies to address challenges we discover jointly.

Our bottom-up, data-informed approach to problems produces evidence-based solutions. CNT helps support the creation of equitable, sustainable, and resilient local governments and communities through innovative analysis and solutions. We are proud to be known for building sophisticated data tools, developing online resources to make findings usable, and creating common-sense approaches to planning and sustainable development. 

Eligibility

• Enrolled in a master’s graduate degree program OR recent graduate of a master’s degree program in urban planning or urban issues; public policy; environmental science; social justice; social sciences; sustainability studies; civic analytics; or a related field
• Interest in a career in transportation or land use planning

Apply for the Fellows Internship

Please submit all the application requirements as part of your application (note you can choose to include a cover letter, a professional statement, or both):

• Resume, curriculum vitae, or other description of your education and professional experience
• Cover letter OR professional statement
• An official transcript(s) of courses with a confirmation of your grade point average

Please send your materials by the application deadline to:

Andrea Ruiz
Center for Neighborhood Technology
17 N State, Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60602
or email to aruiz@cnt.org

Please write “Jacky Grimshaw Fellows Internship” in the email subject line. No phone calls please.

Diversity Policy

View CNT's diversity policy here.