Part-Time Student - Data Science & Analytics
About The Position
The Part-Time Student Program is primarily designed to augment the Company’s regular full-time staff and is for students who work in parallel to their school schedule YEAR-ROUND. As a Part-Time Student - Data Science & Analytics for John Deere Technology Innovation Center (JDTIC) located in Ames, IA, or Champaign, IL, or Austin, TX, or Chicago, IL, you will lead and/or support key analytics projects at the John Deere Technology Innovation Center (JDTIC). You will utilize analytics techniques to clean, preprocess, explore, and analyze data sets and extract actionable insights for advanced automation & sensing projects. You will collaborate in a fun, friendly, and fast-paced team environment across disciplines and with key stakeholders to deliver data-driven solutions for the business. You will present your findings in meetings and translate your results into reports and presentations. This position is not available to students on immigration visas.
Requirements
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD Degree in Agriculture, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Math, Operations Research, or Statistics; others may apply.
- Must be registered as a full-time student at a U.S accredited college/university.
- Graduation date of Spring 2027 or later.
- Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or above.
- Working knowledge of Python and other programming languages with generally high technical capability.
- School and/or work experience analyzing text and/or numerical data and building models.
- Good knowledge of one or more of the following: machine learning, Bayesian statistics, AI, signal processing, optimization, operations research, applied statistical analysis, algorithmic modeling techniques.
- Experience with complex data visualization methods.
- Must be 18 years of age or older to apply.
Nice To Haves
- Graduate degrees preferred.
- Domain knowledge in Farm machinery or agronomic sciences, Soil Science, or GIS
- Knowledge of Pytorch, Databricks, ArcGIS, Git, Jupyter Notebooks, SQL
- Understanding of common machine learning algorithms and how to build predictive models
- Knowledge of transformers, CNNs, Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Knowledge of sensing technologies/hardware/IoT
- Optimization algorithms experience
Responsibilities
- Lead and/or support key analytics projects at the John Deere Technology Innovation Center (JDTIC)
- Utilize analytics techniques to clean, preprocess, explore, and analyze data sets and extract actionable insights for advanced automation & sensing projects.
- Collaborate in a fun, friendly, and fast-paced team environment across disciplines and with key stakeholders to deliver data-driven solutions for the business
- Present your findings in meetings and translate your results into reports and presentations.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Highly competitive base pay
- Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Benefit Pension)
- Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Tuition assistance
- Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
- Charitable contribution match
- Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
- Vacation and Holiday Pay
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
