CUNY Internship Program (CITY Program)
DoITT and The City University of New York (CUNY) Institute for Software Design and Development (CISDD) jointly manage an internship program called the CITY Program. The program provides City agencies with high-quality interns studying computer science and related technical subjects across the vast CUNY system, and CUNY students with valuable paid work experience.
Through the CITY Program, City agencies have access to students eligible to work between 19 and 34 hours per semester who possess the following skills:
- Databases - Analyzing, coding, designing, integrating, testing, and implementing.
- Client Service - End-User training, technical consulting, and hardware/software troubleshooting, helpdesk/desktop support.
- Application Development - Programming and implementation; intranet, data model, documentation, and electronic report development; client application development.
- Systems Analysis and Design - Determining IT requirements and implementing appropriate system hardware/ architecture, hardware testing, PC surveys.
- Network Administration - Administration, configuration, troubleshooting, updates, development of client/server applications.
- Business Analysis - Articulate business requirements for technological change and/or improvement.
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - Environmental impact analysis, transportation planning, health risk assessment, land use and design, community and economic development.
Since 2002, the CITY Program has served over two dozen city agencies and over 2,000 CUNY students. Many interns have gone on to be hired by their agency, and some have even moved into positions where they oversee other CUNY interns.
Read more on the CISDD website. Agencies interested in participating in the CUNY CITY internship program should email communications@doitt.nyc.gov.
Policy & Strategy: Community Partnerships
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