Job 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
• Facility Tours
• Career Panels
• Social/Networking Events