Transportation Policy & Analytics Internship

Lime is the world's largest shared electric vehicle company. We’re on a mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free. Our electric bikes and scooters have powered 400+ million rides in 250+ cities on 5 continents, replacing an estimated 100+ million car trips. Named a Time 100 Most Influential Company and Fast Company Brand That Matters, we achieved a fully profitable year in 2022, becoming the first in our industry to reach this milestone.

Join our Central Policy team as we continue to revolutionize the micromobility space. We are hiring an Intern for 2024, for one semester with the potential to extend. 

As the leading platform for micromobility, Lime has a unique opportunity to gather insights from our riders’ travel activity to advance global understanding about the impacts of Lime in cities. Your mission is to support the Central Policy team’s research and analytics efforts, with the aim of demonstrating the benefits of Lime’s accessible, low-carbon mobility offerings to cities. This includes analyzing transportation issues such as parking, fleet sizing, safety, sustainability, and equity. While this position will focus on broad policy and strategy, this position is highly technical and will require a strong data analytics understanding.

• Work closely with Lime’s Central Policy team to develop an understanding of key policy questions related to Lime’s business
• Support regional government relations team in organizing and using data to provide a powerful advocacy tool for the expansion of our services to cities
• Create compelling visualizations and dashboards of Lime data to impactfully communicate key insights
• Analyze transportation activity data generated by users on the Lime platform, alongside other publicly available datasets, to interpret relevant insights about Lime ridership patterns and their effects on key environmental, economic, mobility, and infrastructure considerations
• Work cross functionally with Operations, Data Science, Product, and Local Policy teams

• University Enrollment: Must be currently enrolled in and returning to an accredited degree-seeking academic program
• Internship Work Period: Must be available to work part-time (approximately 20 hours per week) during a 20-40 week period starting in September. Specific start dates are shared during the recruitment process 

• Bachelor’s degree in  urban or transport planning, civil engineering, geography, economics, statistics, data science/analytics, or other technical degree and in the process of obtaining an M.S. of Ph.D.
• Passion for Lime’s mission, products and improving urban transportation
• Experience with SQL and Excel/Google Sheets
• Experience with GIS and other common geospatial and transportation data analysis tools
• We are a remote first company! For many roles, we welcome applications from anywhere we operate. It's preferred that the individual hired for this role be within 60 minutes of a Lime Warehouse.  

• Experience with a data manipulation language, such as Python
• Experience working with cities and departments of transportation
• Experience with a data visualization software such as Tableau

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If you want to make an impact, Lime is the place for you. Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? If this role excites you we encourage you to apply. Explore all opportunities on our career page.

Lime is an Equal Opportunity Employer, but that’s just the start. We believe different perspectives help us grow and achieve more. That’s why we’re dedicated to hiring and developing the most talented and globally diverse team – which includes individuals with different backgrounds, abilities, identities and experiences. Applicants with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can email recruiting-operations@li.me for assistance.