The Urban Land Institute, located at 2001 L Street, NW, has paid internship opportunities for outstanding graduate and undergraduate students.

The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Established in 1936, ULI has more than 46,000 global members representing the entire spectrum of land use and real estate development disciplines, both in private enterprise and public service. ULI relies heavily on the experience of its members. It is through member involvement and information resources that ULI has been able to set standards of excellence in development practice. ULI has long been recognized as one of the world’s most respected and widely quoted sources of objective information on urban planning, growth, and development.

For detailed information about the Institute’s internship opportunities and job descriptions, please visit: https://americas.uli.org/general-posts/2020-summer-internship-opportunities/

Overview of Internship Opportunities: 

ULI is looking for up to 10 interns to work on a variety of initiatives and projects, including the following: 

• Awards—Assisting with online research, participant outreach, and data management for the ULI Hines student competition and the ULI Global Awards for Excellence.

• Capital Markets and Real Estate—Researching issues in real estate and working with results of interviews with top industry leaders, both specifically related to Emerging trends research. 

• Corporate Partnerships—Assisting in identifying opportunities to raise new revenue to advance healthy, sustainable communities, through corporate prospect outreach, existing member support activities, and improvement of internal resources. 

• Digital Marketing—Assisting with digital project management, content strategy and publication, user testing, and staff training for four global website initiatives. 

• District Councils—Developing creative communications, researching real estate trends, and assisting with event surveys. 

• Foundation Communication—Providing writing, creative, research, and administrative support to the ULI Foundation team by assisting with the creation and maintenance of various web, print, email, photo/video, and social media assets. 

• Global Partnerships—Seeking an organized and detail-oriented intern to assist with the innovation and development of corporate pipelines and help to close opportunities. 

• Greenprint – Assisting with climate mitigation research, report preparation, and data aggregation and analysis to help inform the Greenprint annual performance report. 

• Membership and Marketing—Supporting membership recruitment and retention efforts, including development of compelling email campaigns and digital advertising assets, and coordinating the creation of membership marketing “tool kits” for use by ULI’s district councils. 

• Urban Resilience—Seeking an intern with strong writing skills and an interest in climate resilience, sustainability, real estate, and urban planning to support the Urban Resilience program’s research, events, and technical assistance projects. 

• UrbanPlan—Supporting the UrbanPlan team by developing website and newsletter content, interviewing past participants, and supporting the updating of the curriculum including workshops.

Requirements:

Strong candidates will be undergraduate or graduate students in a related field. Candidates should have good research capabilities. Strong written and oral communication skills are a must. 

Hours: 

The ULI summer intern program will run from June 10 through August 7. Workweeks are 37.5 hours. 

Deadline: 

Please submit all applications by March 31.