New York City’s Economic Development Corporation Summer 2024 Internship Program
New York City’s Economic Development Corporation Summer 2024 Internship Program application is now open!
NYCEDC is New York City’s primary vehicle for promoting economic growth in each of the five boroughs. Their mission is to create shared prosperity across New York City’s five boroughs by strengthening neighborhoods and growing good jobs – and they’re dedicated to the creation of a dynamic, equitable, and sustainable urban economy.
The 2024 Summer Internship Program is a paid 12-week internship program, scheduled to begin on June 3, 2024. Interns are expected to work full-time throughout the summer, unless otherwise indicated. They are seeking passionate Summer Interns to join our dynamic team of skilled New Yorkers committed to making our city a more prosperous place to live and work. Internships are available across our divisions in departments such as: Asset Management, Capital Programs, Neighborhood Strategies, Government and Community Relations, Grants Management, Public Affairs, Economic Research and Policy, Strategic Investments, Legal, and many more. Attached is a program description to review the list of departments and qualifications.
There is a position available in the Division of Hazard Analysis (EPHA), Directorate for Epidemiology (EP), Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction (EXHR), in the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). EPHA serves as the technical center for the Commission in the areas of injury statistics and special studies. The Division plans, designs, develops and tests statistical methods to support hazard analysis as well as reviews, evaluates and analyzes data on potential hazards.
Interns will:
As a Mathematical Statistician, the selectee will be responsible for the initiation, formulation, and planning of major statistical studies, design of automated data retrieval and analysis procedures, and will make formal and informal presentations on the data, methods, and findings within EPHA to audiences inside and outside of CPSC.
Additionally, this selectee will perform the following activities:
- Initiate, plan, develop, and direct statistical studies concerning surveillance and investigation of death and injuries attributable to the use of consumer products, often as part of multi-disciplinary project teams.
- Develop comparative analyses of data derived from the Commission’s data bases, selecting or devising statistical methods and techniques to determine the validity of technical data collected.
- Prepare, implement, and oversee automatic data processing programs for the selection and assignment of NEISS (National Electronic Injury Surveillance System) cases for investigation.
- Advise, consult, and assist other Division and Directorate staff on statistical methods for their research projects and special studies, and in the planning and implementation of these projects.
- Determine sample designs to provide unbiased, statistically valid data and to satisfy the objectives and criteria of a continuing national injury investigation and surveillance system.
- Prepare technical papers, reports, memoranda and oral presentations, formal and informal, concerning data, methods, and findings to audiences within and outside of CPSC.
- Evaluate current projects and research findings on the basis of independent review and comparative analyses of surveillance and investigative data available in the Commission and through outside agencies, such as the National Center for Health Statistics and the United States Fire Administration, to determine deficiencies and gaps in knowledge on product-related injuries. Recommends new areas of research and formulates specific hypotheses and research problems to be investigated.
- Respond to data requests (monthly, bi-annual, and ad-hoc) in support of CPSC’s cooperative work with external voluntary standards development organizations; and completes Product Safety Assessments as requested by CPSC’s Office of Compliance.
The duties listed above are written at the full performance level (GS-13). If selected for a lower-level position, duties would be modified accordingly.
Application deadline: November 5, 2023 11:59PM
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
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