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). While most of the postings are full-time or summer positions, there are still plenty of opportunities for the school year.

CAPS also posts about 12,000 paid and unpaid internship opportunities on UChicagoTRAK, a database accessible at caps.uchicago.edu. Internships cover fields from arts administration to investment banking, from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., to the mayor's office in Chicago.

If you're an undergraduate 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 caps.uchicago.edu/undergrads/internships/metcalf/ 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.

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. 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.

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. (See above.)

Foreign students may legally accept part-time employment on campus as long as they hold valid F-1 or J-1 status and are registered full time, but they can't take part in Federal College Work/Study.

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

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