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Fellows

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics has Fellowships available for people looking to bring transformative change to the Federal Government. These post-graduate research and developmental opportunities are currently available at the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, DC.  Appointments are currently available in the areas of Geospatial, Information Science/Library Science, Data Visualization Programs.   Click below to access their applications. 

Geospatial Data Analysis
Data Visualization
Geospatial Transit and Transportation Accessibility Analysis
Geospatial Web Application and Automation Development
Information Science/Library Science - National Transportation Library

Internships

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), located at the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters, has internship positions available for graduate students in transportation–related programs of study in the Washington, DC region. BTS generates published reports and web-based information to inform the nation's transportation decision-makers, planners, researchers, the media, and the public.

Interns work closely with BTS professional staff and become engaged in high profile statistical and research projects involving data from across the nation's transportation system. This includes collection and analysis of national and state level transportation data on passenger and freight movements, airline performance, maritime operations, and economic indicators. Interns can also work on statistical methodology challenges and presentation of findings from geospatial data analysis. As part of BTS, the National Transportation Library also utilizes graduate students to identify data sources and build national knowledge networks.

BTS arranges flexible work schedules for interns to accommodate full or part-time students. Internships can be a paid or volunteer status; students must be U.S. citizens for paid internships. With approval from the student's university, college credits may be earned. Graduate students frequently use BTS datasets for class projects, Master's theses, and Ph.D. dissertations. BTS is looking for graduate student interns who are high-performing individuals with backgrounds in transportation data analysis, statistics, transportation economics, survey research, library science, or geospatial systems. Interested students actively pursuing graduate degrees in transportation-related programs are encouraged to resumes and writing samples to Paula Robinson.