Quantitative Research Intern

Detroit Lions • Allen Park, MI

19h • Remote

About The Position

The Remote Quantitative Research Intern position will be tasked with completing a quantitative research project to assist the club’s Football Information department in identifying key insights. Most of the work in this role will be completed independently, with significant flexibility in scheduling.

Requirements

• Ability to build statistical models in R or Python required
• Coursework in statistics and/or machine learning required
• Strong quantitative intuition
• Self-directed, proactive, and able to work independently

Nice To Haves

• Passion for the game of football
• Intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for answering questions with data
• Deliverable from a prior data analytics project (e.g., an NFL Big Data bowl submission, thesis or class paper, well-documented GitHup repo, blog post, presentation slides, or detailed Twitter thread)

Responsibilities

• Complete a quantitative research project to assist the club’s Football Information department in identifying key insights.
• Work independently on a single football research project over a 10-week period.
• Spend an average of 15 hours a week working on the project.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed