Description
About the Internship
The Human Resources Department is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented intern to join the Assessment Services Unit. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience across employee selection, assessment development, and large-scale recruitment operations. The intern will be exposed to a wide range of job titles and hiring processes that support the Port Authority’s mission to “Keep the region moving”, including operational, maintenance, leadership, and public-safety roles. This role provides meaningful, real-world experience in talent selection and assessment work that directly contributes to building and maintaining a highly qualified workforce.
Responsibilities
+ Conduct job analyses to identify critical competencies
+ Assist in the development of written, oral, and practical assessments
+ Support test administration logistics, scheduling, and coordination
+ Assist in facilitating the movement of PAPD Police Officer candidates through multiple selection and testing phases
+ Perform descriptive and basic statistical analyses to monitor applicant progress and recruitment outcomes
+ Contribute to assessment reports, recruitment metrics, and documentation to ensure defensible selection processes
+ Help prepare training materials for item writers and assessment raters
Minimum Qualifications
+ Enrollment at a college or university at the time of the internship
+ Major in Industrial/Organizational Psychology or a related discipline
+ Graduate-level student
Desired Qualifications
+ Strong interest in assessment science, employee selection and data analytics
+ Familiarity with employment testing standards and basic statistics
+ Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
+ Experience with statistical tools is a plus (SPSS, R)
Internship Details
+ The start date is expected to be in September 2026
+ This internship will require 20 hours per week
+ In accordance with Port Authority policy, this position permits interns to work remotely a maximum of one day per week.
+ In person collaboration is essential to how the Port Authority conducts business and regular in-office days or team collaboration days may be required depending on business needs. Some internships may require interns to be fully in-person.
Selection Process
+ Only applicants under consideration will be contacted
+ If selected to move forward, the hiring team will reach out directly to schedule 1-2 interviews
+ Different internships will have different timelines for interviews
Compensation & Benefits
+ The hourly rate range is $18.61 to $28.72 (the exact rate will be determined by internship type and rising school year)
+ Ability to opt in to the New York State and Local Retirement System
+ Access to Employee Business Resource Groups (https://www.jointheportauthority.com/pages/diversity-inclusion-programs)
+ Facility Tours
+ Career Panels
+ Social/Networking Events
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