• Planning Research Specialist

    City of Durham (Durham, NC)


    Planning Research Specialist

     

    Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/durhamnc/jobs/newprint/4942791)

     

    Apply

     

    

     

    Planning Research Specialist

     

    Salary

     

    $23.57 - $30.00 Hourly

     

    Location

     

    Durham, NC

     

    Job Type

     

    Temp without benefits, (less than 1000 hours)

     

    Remote Employment

     

    Flexible/Hybrid

     

    Job Number

     

    25-05447

     

    Department

     

    Planning

     

    Opening Date

     

    05/23/2025

     

    Closing Date

     

    6/6/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

     

    + Description

    + Questions

    Position Description

    Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

     

    Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

     

    Hiring Range: $23.57 - $30.00/hr.

     

    Work Day/Hours: Part-Time/Flexible Schedule

     

    Duration: Up to three months

     

    The City-County Planning Department (http://durhamnc.gov/338/City-County-Planning) helps plan and direct Durham’s vision for growth that supports a high quality of life, a robust economy and a sustainable, inclusive, equitable and accessible Durham for generations to come. We work collaboratively with other agencies and the community in a fast- paced, innovative environment looking for solutions to today’s land-use and community planning challenges. If you’re talented, creative and focused on customer service, join our team!

     

    The Planning Department is committed to improving racial equity, including hiring staff that reflect our community’s demographics and those with strong ties to Durham. Working in the field of planning, we recognize the historic inequities that have been designed into the fabric of our cities and are committed to doing our part in changing that. Creating a more equitable community and recognizing the strength in diversity is a core part of our work in the Planning Department. We believe our work is best fulfilled when our workplace reflects a diversity of perspectives and lived experiences. We believe that creating an environment for diversity to thrive requires an enduring and evolving commitment to inclusion in our department’s culture, values, and behaviors. We encourage people with lived experiences and diverse perspectives and identities to apply including people of color, people who have experienced or are experiencing housing insecurity, people with low-wealth, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.

    Duties/Responsibilities

    The Durham City-County Planning Department has the following part-time opportunities:

    + Conducting research on affordable housing development. This will include researching strategies for incentivizing affordable housing through zoning regulations by looking at the best practices of jurisdictions across the country and analyzing the development patterns in Durham.

    + Conducting research on how the Planning Department can better integrate AI into its existing processes and procedures. This research will include identifying and evaluating AI programs to assist with note taking, public engagement, graphic creation, and ADA compliance. This work will include preparing a report on AI programs that would be beneficial to the department.

    + Conducting research on green building certification standards (such as LEED, BREEAM, WELL, Energy Star, NGBS, Dark Sky, and Audubon) to help the Planning Department better understand each certification.

     

    Minimum Qualifications & Experience

     

    + HS Diploma/GED.

    + Less than one year of related experience.

     

    01

     

    Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

     

    + City of Durham Website

    + Walk in

    + Job fair

    + Employee referral

    + Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***

    + Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***

    + Craig's List

    + Facebook

    + LinkedIn

    + GlassDoor

    + governmentjobs.com

    + Monster.com

    + Indeed.com

    + Employment Security Commission

    + Magazine/Newspaper

    + Other

     

    02

     

    If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

     

    03

     

    Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

     

    + Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

    + High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

    + Associates Degree

    + Bachelor's Degree

    + Master's Degree

    + Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

     

    04

     

    How many years of related experience do you have?

     

    + No related experience

    + Less than 1 year of related experience

    + 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience

    + 2 years but less than 6 years of related experience

    + 6 or more years of related experience

     

    05

     

    Do you have experience drafting reports?

     

    + Yes

    + No

     

    06

     

    Do you have experience conducting research?

     

    + Yes

    + No

     

    07

     

    Do you have experience with MS Word?

     

    + Yes

    + No

    Required Question