3. AI/Data Analyst - Virtual Internship with Councilmember Greg Tanaka

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Our internship program offers students a unique opportunity to experience the work of a City Council office firsthand. The program exposes students to the technical side of legislative office operations and daily activities of a Councilmember's work. These experiences include enhancing constituent services, leveraging technology to better engage with the community, analyzing and employing voter data, and improving office automation.

Many legislators and senior policy staff began their careers as interns. Internships help gain an understanding of our democratic process, as well as provide an excellent opportunity to build networks while serving the community.

Internships are available to all part-time or full-time students. Interns will gain valuable education and work experience through working with our office. All internship work is voluntary and students will not receive any monetary compensation. Depending on their programs, students may also receive different types of school credit for participating.

Qualified candidates will be invited for interviews. Thank you for your interest in this unique opportunity to serve the community. Please complete the application form and submit it to our office along with a resume (cover letter and writing sample appreciated but not required).

I encourage you to apply.

Greg Lin Tanaka

Councilmember, City of Palo Alto

Overview

One of the best ways to learn the inner workings of government and your community is through a City Council internship program. The office is looking for bright, self-motivated, energetic individuals who are interested in learning the dynamics of working in a legislative office. This is an active role in the political office of an elected Councilmember vs. a more routine internship in the City of Palo Alto.

Description

Among the chief roles of a Councilmember’s office is to keep the local community connected with the legislative work taking place at City Hall. This is accomplished through analysis of data, modeling data, building machine learning models and workflow automation using AI. As an intern, you will be at the intersection of politics and technology. The goal is to establish a workable and mutually beneficial relationship between the legislator and the intern.

Desired qualifications

The ideal candidate must be enrolled in an educational program upon the start of your internship and have an interest in AI, computer science and political science or a similar area of study or career path. Candidates must also be able to dedicate a minimum of nine months part-time (10 hrs/wk) or 3 months full-time (40 hrs/wk) towards this program. Interns must maintain a GPA of 3.6 or higher throughout the course of the internship.

Preferred skills:

• Proficient usage in AI/LLM tools like ChatGPT/Bard/Claude/etc.
• Python programming (knowledge of Pandas is a plus)
• Knowledge of Tableau, Looker Studio or similar data visualization tools
• Proficient in using Google Docs/Sheets
• Experience with workflow automation
• Machine learning knowledge

Benefits

Although unpaid, interns receive important benefits like working directly with elected officials, community leaders and local residents on issues and events related to the community. Interns may also qualify for internship credit from their university or school, as well as earn a letter of recommendation from the Councilmember. Depending on college, sponsorships are possible: https://sig.stanford.edu/fellowships/


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