Data Science Intern at Civitech

Introduction:

Civitech is a public benefit corporation dedicated to creating a fairer and more equitable democracy by building the tools and infrastructure needed to increase civic participation, empower Democratic candidates to win, and support the success of progressive causes.Since its founding in 2019, almost 400 partners -- a range of nonprofit organizations, national political committees, and individual campaigns -- have utilized Civitech’s tools to reach tens of millions of voters to help create a more equitable and progressive democracy. 

The Data Science Intern will work closely with the Data Science team to deliver data products and analysis to our clients.

It is important that our team reflects the diversity of the organizations we seek to serve. We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ people, and others otherwise underrepresented in the technology sector to apply.

Applications received by April 24 will be given priority, and applications close April 28. 


What You Will Do:

Learn about the data ecosystem around political campaigns in general and Civitech’s products specifically
Write SQL queries to build status reports for our voter outreach programs
Troubleshoot bug reports relating to our data products
Collaborate with Civitech’s team of data scientists/analysts/engineers every day
Build machine learning models to predict voter actions.



About You:

Familiar with SQL and one or more programming languages for analysis e.g. python or R
Enjoys diving into the details of technical/data problems and communicating out the process and results of investigations
Committed to leveraging technology and data products to help Democratic candidates run for office and win, empower progressive causes, and increase civic participation



About Civitech's Summer Internship Program:

This is a paid internship program, and interns will be compensated $17/hour for 20-30 hours of work per week spread over 3 days. 
This program lasts 10 weeks, beginning June 5, 2023 and completing August 11, 2023. However, we are flexible and can adjust start and end dates to work with our intern’s academic calendar.
This program is for any college student. We encourage students from any 2 or 4 year college or university in the United States to apply—school credit is not required. This program is also for individuals early on in their careers who are not currently pursuing a degree.
Civitech is a remote company with a small office in Austin, Texas. Interns can work remotely or out of our Austin office. 
You will do real work that will contribute to our mission to increase civic participation, empower Democratic candidates to win, and support the success of progressive causes.
You will work closely with your manager and staff in your department, and also have the opportunity to meet interns and staff in other departments. 



In lieu of a cover letter, please answer the four questions listed in the application.

Civitech is not able to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

Civitech provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. 

No recruiters or agencies, please!