Intern, Assessment Services

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work up to 1 day per week

Career Panels

Networking Events

In-person collaboration when required

Job summary

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey is seeking an intern for the Assessment Services Unit within Human Resources. The role offers exposure to employee selection, assessment development, and large-scale recruitment across diverse job titles from operational to public-safety roles.

The intern will analyze competencies, help create assessments, and support test administration while gaining hands-on experience in talent selection and reporting.

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
• 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)

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

Job description

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

About The Port Authority

Founded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the country. The agency's network of aviation, ground, rail, and seaport facilities is among the busiest in the country, supports more than 550,000 regional jobs, and generates more than twenty three billion in annual wages and eighty billion in annual economic activity. The Port Authority also owns and manages the 16-acre World Trade Center site, where the 1,776-foot-tall One World Trade Center is now the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey/Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

It is the Port Authority’s policy, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws, to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment and who request the Port Authority do so, unless providing the requested accommodation would result in an undue hardship to the Port Authority.

Job applicants may request a reasonable accommodation (1) if they claim a disability is affecting the interview process, or (2) to ensure that if they are selected for a position, they can perform the essential job functions. To submit a request, please contact the recruiter or email the Human Resources Department’s Disability Accommodation Coordinator at [email protected].

The Port Authority will treat any request for Reasonable Accommodation by a job applicant confidentially.