We have extended our posting for 2020 Summer Pathways Interns:

·  https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/careers/current-openings/student-trainee-program-assistant-6x/

·  https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/careers/current-openings/student-trainee-program-assistant-9x/

Summer Internship Program

The Pathways Internship Program is a Summer 2020 opportunity for current (students are eligible if they are enrolled as students before, during, and after Summer 2020) undergraduate and graduate students.  Interns work directly with a seasoned member of our team on policy and research projects and are assigned to one project which they are expected to complete during the twelve-week program.  Interns will be expected to work independently but will be provided necessary on-the-job training and mentorship to support them in their work.  Strong Intern candidates may be considered for possible future Research Assistant opportunities within the Office of Research. 

How to apply to the Pathways Internship:

Visit our website: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/careers/

Closing November 21st, 2019.

General posting for all CFPB divisions, specify the Office of Research (Research Markets and Regulations, Office of Research) in the application

Components of the application include:

Ø  Resume (required)

Ø  School transcripts program showing current enrollment (required – unofficial okay)

Ø  Proof of enrollment (required for graduate students who may not actively be taking classes)

Ø  Short questionnaire (required – administered on the application website)

Ø  Cover letter (strongly recommended)

 Internships are open only to current students.  Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. 

About The Office of Research (OR):

The Office of Research (OR) in the Research, Markets, and Regulations Division (RMR) is realizing the CFPB’s mission by bringing an empirical, data-driven approach to the analysis of consumer financial markets.  OR provides the main analytics to understand consumer behavior and support the Bureau’s actions in policy-making, supervision, and enforcement.

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Credit available through the Economics department or Shriver Center. Work on campus with your own clients and work schedule is flexible.

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Attend an Informational Session this Thursday (10/31) in the Commons, Room 332 at 4PM.

Email any questions to eavila1@umbc.edu.

PAID RESEARCH INTERN (REMOTE OPPORTUNITY)

The Honorable Mary Bush is seeking one or two paid research interns up to 10 hours per week from UMBC to monitor and analyze current events.  This is truly an opportunity of a lifetime for an aspiring policy expert.  This can be an opportunity for a graduate student and/or a a very astute undergraduate student.  Mary Bush has served in both national and international roles in government, from the International Monetary Fund to the Department of Treasury.  Her full impressive bio is attached.  

This paid opportunity can be done remotely and can begin right away for the right candidates.

IF INTERESTED, please submit your resume and cover letter via UMBCworks (position 9311414) by Thursday, October 24th.  If your resume is not approved in the system, please post it to UMBCworks and let Christine Routzahn at routzahn@umbc.edu know.  She will review and approve it right away.

The components of the work would be:
1. Reading and researching various publications and websites, which would be the bulk of the work.
2. Summarizing the readings in digest or bullet point format. The summaries/digests should be approximately 50 words for each article.
3. One call of 30 minutes (perhaps occasionally more) per week talking with Mary Bush and offering further explanation of the articles that the digest covers.
4. An open email exchange with the student. This can be used, for example, if the student thinks that something should be called quickly to attention. Another example: if Mary Bush would like to prompt the student to locate articles or opinion pieces that offer further clarification or an alternative point of view.