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Sandhills Global

Data Scientist Intern - In Office, Lincoln, NE only

On site

Lincoln, United states

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Internship

03-11-2025

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Skills

Communication Critical Thinking Python SQL Statistical Analysis Docker Kubernetes Jenkins Machine Learning Computer Vision Oral and Written Communication Data Science Spark Large Language Models Natural Language Processing Mathematics

Job Specifications

The Data Scientist Intern will be responsible for assisting our full-time Data Scientist team in the analysis, development, and testing of code supporting our existing and future products and services. Specifically, they will be asked to learn, analyze, and utilize our data to solve problems and answer questions that lead us to better serve our customers. These duties will often require the ability to visualize or contextualize raw data, train, evaluate, and deploy various types of modeling techniques, and communicate the resulting trends and observations. Additionally, the Data Scientist Intern may be asked to help facilitate the curation of our data upstream from the work described above, making the actual analysis and modeling of the data possible. This work would still require the foresight of how the data will eventually be utilized to ensure it is made available in the most advantageous way possible. Ideally, the Data Scientist Intern would gain the knowledge and experience necessary to be transitioned into a full-time Data Scientist role as soon as they prove to be ready, and the opportunity presents itself. Assume other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Completion of or progress towards a degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or any other applied or quantitative discipline
Experience in Python or R, and various libraries/packages
Some understanding of machine learning concepts and techniques, including tree-based models and neural networks
Ability to perform critical thinking and statistical analysis
Strong oral and written communication skills
Knowledge around computer vision, Natural Language Processing, or Large Language Models preferred
Experience with SQL, stored procedures, or APIs preferred
Familiarity with platforms like Spark, Kubernetes, Docker, or Jenkins preferred
Ability to commute when scheduled to the local office is required
Able to work independently and communicate within a team environment
Results oriented
Flexible and open to change
Stable and progressive work history
Professional appearance and demeanor
Hours during regular work week, Ability to commute daily to local office is required.

About the Company

Founded in 1978, Sandhills Global serves the trucking, agriculture, construction, heavy machinery, aviation, and technology industries with a diverse range of products and services from well-established trade publications and websites to hosted technology services customized to meet the evolving needs of our customers. Headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sandhills' facilities include an on-site printing press, bindery, and state-of-the-art data center (as well as a geographically disparate redundant data center in Scottsdale... Know more