2008 Chicago Transit Authority Presidential Fellowship
The Chicago Transit Authority is initiating the CTA Presidential Fellowship Program this summer and is open to graduate students in all academic disciplines. The aim of this highly selective, paid fellowship program is to recruit graduate students from across the country to gain skills as public service professionals while learning the complexities inherent to service provision in the public sector. Fellows will participate in projects related to strategic planning, infrastructural maintenance and development, performance management, and budget and finance.
Presidential Fellows will have the opportunity to:
- Work directly with CTA executive staff across all agency departments;
- Research, evaluate and recommend best practices to improve the CTA’s services;
- Participate in meetings and collaboration sessions with stakeholders; and
- Apply academic tools to developing programmatic and strategic planning initiatives
Complete applications must be postmarked no later than March 7, 2008. Fellows should expect to receive notice for interviews within two to three weeks of initial deadline and final notice of offer by mid to late April.
Application and brochure are attached.
The Fellowship will run from Monday, June 16 through Friday, August 22.
Application materials will include: (most recent) official transcript, 1 letter of reference, 2 writing responses, and completed form with biographical data.
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