Paid Internship

Location:

Texas General Land Office – Community Development & Revitalization (Three Locations)

Stephen F. Austin State Office Building, 1700 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas

Lavaca Plaza, 504 Lavaca Street, Austin, Texas

Chase Building, 201 W. 6^th Street, Austin, Texas

Time Period:

Fall 2021 – Part-time, up to 300 hours per semester

Compensation:

Undergraduate Students – Hourly position at a rate of $20 per hour, up to $6,000 per semester, to be paid through your school, plus optional credit through university course, to be arranged by the student.

Please note that this internship does NOT provide health benefits.

Contact:

Colleen Jones, CDR Director

Texas General Land Office

Community Development & Revitalization

email: Colleen.Jones.glo@recovery.texas.gov

phone: 512.475.5010

website: https://recovery.texas.gov/

Positions:

• School of Architecture – Planners, Urban Designers, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Data Analytics
• LBJ School of Public Affairs – Public Policy, Data Analytics
• McCombs School of Business – Accountants, Finance
• College of Liberal Arts | Dept. of Geography and the Environment – GIS, Environmental

Classification:

Paid internship (internship paid through The University of Texas at Austin)

Note: Optional credit through university course may be arranged by the student.

General Job Description:

Interns will assist in various departments of the Community Development & Revitalization (CDR) program area. CDR is funded by Community Development Block Grants – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) and Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) that are allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) following a Presidentially-declared major disaster. Programs typically administered by CDR including housing (single-family and multi-family), economic revitalization, infrastructure, and planning and other recovery and mitigation programs. CDR is projected to administer over $14 billion in CDBG-DR and CDBG-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funding for the state of Texas. In the support of administering these grants, GLO-CDR is outreaching to undergraduate and graduate students to learn through training about CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT funding and assist in various ways, including accounting, policy development, planning, and GIS, and environmental services.

Job Duties:

Interns will play a key role on the CDR team, initially being trained on the administration of federally-funded grants, and then working within a division in their area(s) of expertise. If time permits, interns will be given the opportunity to rotate to other divisions to get a broader perspective of the CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT programs begin administered.

Qualifications:

Applicants must be enrolled at the University of Texas during the semesters requested. Successful candidates will be motivated to learn. The position requires attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work well both independently and in team settings. Knowledge in the field related to the desired position is a prerequisite to applying.

How to Apply – Late or incomplete applications will NOT be considered. Please name the files as indicated in green below.

• 01-LastName-CoverLetter (ex. 01-Jones-CoverLetter) – Cover Letter introducing yourself, outlining your experience and interest in the internship, and specifying which semesters you are applying for;
• 02-LastName-TXApp – State of Texas Job Application (Found via our posting on Handshake at https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4939482). Use the job title “CDR Intern,” leave job posting number blank, and list your college or university in the state agency box;
• 03-LastName-Resume – Current Résumé with your contact information at the top;
• 04-LastName-Transcript – Academic Transcript (unofficial is fine) listing all your relevant coursework: Accounting, policy, planning, GIS, geography, environmental studies, natural resources, ; and
• 05-LastName-References – At Least Three Professional/Academic References with names, titles, relationship to you, email, and phone number—please ask their No friends or co-workers.

Note: The GLO will confer with the University of Texas at Austin to determine eligibility for the internship.

• Email all application materials to the attention of:

Colleen Jones – Colleen.Jones.glo@recovery.texas.gov