City of Boston Housing Innovation Lab (iLab) Intern

The City of Boston Housing Innovation Lab (iLab) is seeking a creative thinker with demonstrated interest in urban planning, architecture, housing finance, real estate, or a related field, to help advance the iLab’s project portfolio.

**BOSTON RESIDENCY IS REQUIRED**

About The iLab

Founded in 2015, the Mayor’s Housing Innovation Lab tests new approaches to housing policy and design to accelerate housing production and achieve affordability for all Bostonians. Our current projects seek to address questions such as:

• What new housing models and tools could help more Bostonians achieve affordable homeownership?
• What new construction methods or materials could maximize the efficiency of housing construction while delivering a cost-effective, high quality product and creating local job opportunities?
• How might we support ways of living together to create new affordable housing opportunities?

The Role

The Intern will be responsible for directly managing their own project(s) and may support other staff working on iLab projects as time allows. The following types of tasks are illustrative of what project management of iLab projects entails:

• Conducting literature reviews, engaging stakeholders, and compiling case study research to answer key research questions
• Constructing financial models (not all projects require this)
• Assisting with the development of requests for ideas and/or proposals and/or designing competitions informed by stakeholder and community engagement to generate innovative ideas and proposals
• Assisting with developing tools to evaluate new ideas and share findings with stakeholders and the community at large

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• You must be authorized to work in the United States
• You must be a Boston resident on your first day of employment

The Desired Candidate

The Intern must be an effective project manager, strong relationship builder, and share a passion about meeting Boston’s housing affordability challenges with creative, original solutions. The iLab is seeking a talented individual with a track record that demonstrates both original thinking and an ability to execute in occasionally challenging environments. We are looking for team members who are both comfortable working alone and in a collaborative, team environment.

Compensation

$24/hour

Term of Employment

October 2023 through June 2024, up to 20 hours per week

To Apply

Please complete the application form accessible at the following link by 5:00 PM on Friday, September 22. 

Application Form: https://forms.gle/UNLkAKUtPj7RF8uSA