Summer 2025/2026 - Counterterrorism Analyst Intern - 90282489 - Washington
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Amtrak Police Department’s Intelligence Unit is seeking a qualified intern whose primary responsibilities will be the gathering and analyzing of current trends related to the counterterrorism mission of the Amtrak Police Department. Trends and data are gathered through the department’s suspicious activity reporting program, its record management system, through partnerships with federal, state, and local partners, as well extensive use of open-source resources. The intern will work on a variety of projects with a strong focus in national security. This is a yearlong internship, so candidates should be available from at least May 2025 to May 2026.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Report writing, editing, and basic statistics.
- Apply research techniques.
- Collect, compile, analyze, and interpret data relative to current national security trends.
- Identify problems and make recommendations.
- Deal with sensitive issues and confidential information.
- Assist other employees in technical and procedural activities.
- Create reports periodically on an ad-hoc basis.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others, both internally and externally.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be actively pursuing a degree at an accredited educational institution.
- Must be actively pursuing a graduate degree preferably in Homeland Security, Intelligence Analytics, Criminal Justice, or a related field.
- Must have at least 2 years of academic undergraduate studies completed or a junior status at minimum.
- Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher
- Must be available to work a minimum of 30 hours per week between the days/hours: Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to gather and array, process, and analyze open-source information concerning a variety of issues and trends.
- Ability to analyze problems, create solutions, and motivate others to adopt effective courses of actions, and to stimulate and motivate individuals and groups to achieve desired goals.
- Ability to prepare studies and reports concerning complex matters and situations.
- Knowledge of software applications to compile and analyze data and prepare reports. (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel)
- Ability to establish rapport and maintain effective working relations with other department staff.
- Preferred knowledge of SQL, Business Intelligence tools, PowerBI, and ESRI products.
COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
The hourly range is $17.50 per hour - $35.00 per hour. Pay is based on factors including school year, program of study, etc. In addition, paid internships include Amtrak rail pass privileges as a part of the experience along with one (1) PTO day per academic year.
This internship position will run from May 2025 - May 2026
