Career Advising and Planning Services (CAPS)
Web: caps.uchicago.edu
Address: Ida Noyes, 2nd and 3rd floors
Phone: 2-7040
Monday–Friday: 8:30 a.m–5:00 p.m.

Student Employment and Work/Study
Web: studentemployment.uchicago.edu
Address: Ingleside Hall, Room 201
Phone: 2-7041
Monday–Friday: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

University Community Service Center
Web: communityservice.uchicago.edu
Address: 5525 South Ellis Avenue
Phone: 3-GIVE (3-4483)

If you're looking for a part-time job, a summer job, or an internship, there's plenty of help available.

The Student Employment office posts job opportunities (whether or not you're work-study eligible) on its Web site at studentemployment.uchicago.edu.

Career Advising and Planning Services (CAPS) helps students find both full- and part-time jobs (primarily off campus). Postings for full-time positions, internships, and academic year positions are all available on Chicago Career Connection, the CAPS job and internship database.

Internships cover fields from arts administration to investment banking; from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, to the mayor's office in Chicago. To search for positions, go to caps.uchicago.edu and log into Chicago Career Connection using your CNET ID and password.

If you're looking for a substantive summer internship, consider the Metcalf Fellows Program or programs sponsored by the University Community Service Center or the Human Rights Program. Go to https://caps.uchicago.edu/undergrads/internships/metcalf/about.html for details about the Metcalf Program. Find out about the Human Rights Program at humanrights.uchicago.edu or call 4-0957. For information on UCSC's Summer Links program, visit communityservice.uchicago.edu or call 3-4483. If you're interested in nonprofit and public service work, CAPS offers two summer grant programs (one for domestic work,  one for international) and the University of Chicago Public Interest Program, which provides one-year paid fellowships to graduating fourth-years who want to pursue nonprofit careers.

Want something more out of spring break? If you're a first- or second-year student, you can shadow a successful alum in a career field of interest to you through the ABG Career Externship Program, managed by CAPS and Alumni Relations and Development. These unpaid externships provide a firsthand view of everyday life in law, finance, journalism, marketing, medical research, and more.

In addition, the UCSC offers services for students who are looking for employment in nonprofit organizations.

For details, see the Rest of Your Life.

Working for the University

The two largest employers of students are the library and the medical Center. But don't limit your options: other University offices are always in need of student employees. You can find all of these job postings at the Student Employment Web site. 

If you are an international student in valid F-1 or J-1 status, you are permitted to work on campus a maximum of 20 hours per week while classes are in session and unlimited hours during holidays or break periods. You are not eligible for Federal Work/Study positions.

 

Jobs for spouses/domestic partners

Spouses and partners of students may seek employment at one of the two central offices listed here. Both provide a variety of employment opportunities.

The University of Chicago
E-mail: employment@uchicago.edu
Bookstore building, Room 320
Phone: 2-8900
Search job postings and apply on the Web at jobs.uchicago.edu. For more information, e-mail employment@uchicago.edu.

The University Medical Center
Web: jobs.uchospitals.edu

For information about eligibility to work, foreign students and spouses should consult the Web site at internationalaffairs.uchicago.edu.

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