• Research Company, Consumer, and Industry trends
• Prepare written reports and PowerPoint presentations
• Research technology and innovation as it relates to State Farm Business Opportunities
• Department specific research initiatives such as: HR, Marketing, EIS, Public Affairs and Administrative Services.
• Work with Corporate Project Leads
• Present information to State Farm Management

• Major/Minor in undergraduate/graduate studies in Economics, Finance, Business, Engineering, Marketing, Statistics, English, Mathematics, Public Relations, Communications, Urban Planning, Psychology, the Technology & Management minor, etc. Convenient on-campus location with easy access to Campus Shuttles.
• Sophomore or above
• Preferred 3.0 minimum GPA overall and in major field of study
• Demonstrated ability to gather, interpret, and summarize information from multiple sources
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis
• General knowledge of business practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office products Initiative and ability to work independently

• Any and All applicants with the following experience should indicate via their cover letter interest in the DATA MANAGEMENT & DISPLAY division within the RDC. Considerable interest expressed for candidates with the following criteria:
• Hadoop environment tools such as HDFS, Spark and/or MapReduce, HIVE/Impala
• Programming languages such as Java, Python, Scala, Clojure, shell programming like Bash, SQL, SAS (proc sql, data step, macro language), GitHub
• Familiarity and ability to parse data structures such as XML / JSON / CSV data structures.
• A general interest and familiarity with data (including Big Data) and techniques to create meaning observations and resources from raw business data.

Company Name: AbbVie
Category: Market Research
Position Title: Market Research Intern
Status: Undergraduate Hourly
Hours per week: 10 – 15 during academic year
35 – 40 during summer semester
Contact Email: Masha.Trenhaile@abbvie.com

Who We Are:
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott Laboratories. The company's mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world's most complex and serious diseases. AbbVie employs approximately 25,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries.

The AbbVie Innovation Center is located in the Research Park at the University of Illinois and provides an opportunity for students and AbbVie’s Research and Development IT group to collaborate on projects to help advance our science.

Position Description:
The Part-Time Student Program at the AbbVie Innovation Center, located in the Research Park, is designed to augment AbbVie’s regular staff, and is for students who are able to work in parallel to their school schedule. The Market Research Team works on a variety of market research proposals, analyses, and projects executed at the AbbVie Innovation Center located in the Research Park at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The Market Research Team is a team of 3-5 university students at the AbbVie Innovation Center that provide Phase 0 and market research services to Information Research (IR) teams located in Lake County, Illinois.

Qualifications:
• Must be registered as a full-time student
• Must be able to commute to the work location on a daily basis
• Undergraduate and Graduate students
• Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0, or equivalent
• ***Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship***
• 10 - 15 hours/week during the academic year
• 35 - 40 hours/week during the summer semester
• Understand current business needs and research pertinent market trends and solutions.
• Analyze market trends, evaluate best practices, and provide thought leadership
• Present recommendations to clients regarding market research findings
• Responsible for compliance with applicable AbbVie and IR policies and procedures

Preferred Skills:
• Pursuing a degree in engineering, life sciences, and/or business
• Consulting experience strongly preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Self-starter, ability to work well within a team and take initiative

Note: The position will be hired through a third-party hiring agency and will begin as soon as possible over the fall semester 2018 with an option to continue through the spring/summer and 2018-2019 academic year.

To apply: Submit your resume to Masha Trenhaile at Masha.Trenhaile@abbvie.com
Learn more about us at: www.abbvie.com

Company Name: AbbVie
Category: Software Engineering
Position Title: AWS Cost Optimization
Status: Undergraduate Hourly
Hours per week: 10 – 15 during academic year
35 – 40 during summer semester
Contact Email: Masha.Trenhaile@abbvie.com

Who We Are:
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott Laboratories. The company's mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world's most complex and serious diseases. AbbVie employs approximately 25,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries.

The AbbVie Innovation Center is located in the Research Park at the University of Illinois and provides an opportunity for students and AbbVie’s Research and Development IT group to collaborate on projects to help advance our science.

Position Description:
The Part-Time Student Program at the AbbVie Innovation Center, located in the Research Park, is designed to augment AbbVie’s regular staff, and is for students who are able to work in parallel to their school schedule. Major duties include:
• Working on user-centered and small workgroup small application projects that will be utilized throughout the company
• Developing strategy and necessary tools for AWS Cost optimization
• Administrate and Govern AWS Environment from the cost perspective
• Developing and enforcing cost savings techniques
• Labeling the instances in AWS environment
• Answering accounting questions from the clients
• Exploring AWS Cost Optimization tools and developing Run Books

Qualifications:
• Must be registered as a full-time student
• Must be able to commute to the work location on a daily basis
• Undergraduate and Graduate students
• Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0, or equivalent
• Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship
• 10 - 15 hours/week during the academic year
• 35 - 40 hours/week during the summer semester
• Creative problem solver with ability to understand larger picture but who will focus on details
• Good statistical and accounting background, ability to build models and demonstrate trends
• Ability to analyze large data sets of data
• Ability to communicate concepts and persuade the clients

Preferred Skills:
• Good knowledge of Python development
• Working knowledge of AWS Cloud Environment
• Working knowledge of AWS Accounting

Note: The position will be hired through a third-party hiring agency and will begin as soon as possible over the spring semester 2018 with an option to continue through the summer and 2018-2019 academic year.

To apply: Submit your resume to Masha Trenhaile at Masha.Trenhaile@abbvie.com
Learn more about us at: www.abbvie.com

• Conduct primary and secondary market research to evaluate industry trends, consumption, production, pricing, and consumer data. 
• Identify and define new business opportunities and market entry strategies based on market research
• Analyse market dynamics, cost structures and capital investments to deliver actionable insights
• Maintain a database that compiles key information from multiple sources
• Perform regression analysis for revenue forecasting
• Summarize results and recommendations to senior management
• Support adhoc business development activities such as identifying potential customers for new products

• Superior analytical skills
• Ability to research and analyze data from multiple sources, prepare and deliver concise information depending on the audience
• Some technical understanding is a plus
• Creative, self-motivated professional with excellent communication skills
• Well versed in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Basic understanding of data visualization tools
• Excellent time management and priority setting is required
• Uncompromising ethics and attention to detail are necessary 
• Market research and business development experience in academia or industry is a plus

• Analyze market research data and summarize key learnings and recommendations in a market research report. Present the findings to ADM leadership and senior management
• Conduct strategic marketing to complement ADM’s current marketing efforts
• Compile publically available databases and participate in data analysis, information gathering and other activities that will help build knowledge and expertise about the market. 
• Summarize the competitive landscape in feed additives and premixes and target opportunities for ADM to compete and win particularly in North America.
• Complete a risk assessment of emerging issues potentially impacting livestock and poultry production and assess the potential impact on ADM’s animal nutrition business.  Issues include antibiotic-free foods, natural-organic food preference, meat and dairy alternatives, locally sourced foods, climate change, trade policies, etc. 
• Identify emerging economies and market opportunities and summarize growth opportunities for ADM in these markets 
• Conduct economic forecasting for meat and milk supply-demand and integrate consumer trends in developed and emerging economies 
• Develop horizon supply-demand curves (5 year, 10 year) and identify growth opportunities in feed manufacturing, strategic additives, and premixes.
• Perform regression analysis for revenue forecasting

• Have analytical skills, using multiple data sources. 
• Have creativity, innovation, initiative, follow-through, communication, and priority-setting.  Have the ability to contribute and influence across levels and functions.
• Be confident and professional in communicating with businesses via email and phone
• Basic understanding of data visualization tools
• Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Market research and business development experience in academia or industry is a plus

The Tech Nest, located within the Research Park, is seeking a strategic communicator to help tell the story of this technology lab for AARP.  The ideal candidate is a curious individual with excellent storytelling skills and is adept with social media.  This student will work across all project at The Tech Nest, sharing progress and insights with our headquarters in a consumable way.  This student will also work collaboratively with other students on end of semester showcases, helping them highlight business impact in a unique and creative way.  If this sounds like fun and you are obsessed with social media, writing, and have some creativity in your writing style, email your resume to mkemp@aarp.org.

Are you a finance guru?  Are you familiar with robotic process automation?  If you answered yes to both of these... sweet!  We want to talk to you!  If you answered yes to only one of these... we still want to talk!  We are pulling together a small team to get the gears turning in robotic process automation and the prototoypes are being built for our finance team.  If you are interested in a part-time spring internship and have interest and/or knowledge in these areas, email your resume to mkemp@aarp.org with RPA in the subject line.

Summer Intern

Froberg Aerospace seeks an outstanding and dedicated individual to join the team in its development of next generation small satellite propulsion systems. This is summer internship at Froberg's new headquarters located in Champaign, Illinois. This position is an opportunity to conduct hands on work on never before realized spacecraft propulsion systems and be part of a small, fast-paced startup. To apply please send Resume/CV to steven.berg@frobergaerospace.com

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

-Must be actively pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD degree in a STEM field, such as Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or similar.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

-GPA 3.5 or higher.

-Hands on experience through previous design/project team, lab research, internship or work experience.  

-Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to accomplish tasks with limited resources at a rapid pace.           

-Proficiency in MS Windows OS and MS Office applications.         

-Experience with engineering software such as Labview, Solidworks, ANSYS, or other is a plus.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

-Must be able to work a minimum of 10 consecutive weeks beginning in May/June 2019 at our Champaign, IL offices.

-Must pass background check with results satisfactory to Froberg Aerospace, LLC.

-Must be able to provide own transportation and housing.

EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS:

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about ITAR here.

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Froberg Aerospace LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be reviewed based on the merit of their education and experience, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, or mental disabilities.

• Software and firmware development using Python (esp. numpy, matplotlib), Arduino-like microcontrollers, and GitHub (or similar such as MATLAB, R, C/C++, SVN, etc.)
• Design and build solid and planar custom components using: 3D printing, inkjet printing of electronic and biomaterials, Fusion360, QCAD (or similar such as Solidworks, AutoCAD, etc)
• Design and build custom electronic components using: KiCAD (or similar such as Cadence OrCAD, Altium, Eagle, etc), breadboard, through-hole, and surface-mount assembly, test and validation
• Device testing using electronic test equipment and basic liquid handling

• Careful documentation of work performed
• Attending team meetings when possible and providing feedback on progress of projects and suggestions for improvement
• Information-gathering from technical literature and other sources
• Adhering to all safety regulations and protocols in the laboratory and office
• Other tasks as requested by team members

The AGCO Acceleration Center is looking for a highly talented developer intern to join our team at the Research Park for the 2019 Spring and Summer. This person will be instrumental in helping us create next generation augmented reality experiences in Unity and PTC Thingworx. We are looking for an individual who is highly self-motivated to explore and create within the augmented reality space to bring value to our business and customers.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• A sound understanding of the difference between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

• Experience in Unity and C#

• Completed virtual reality course, CS 498

• Experience/interest in exploring IoT and augmented reality capabilities

• Passionate about creating learning tools with exceptional user experience

• Experience with 3-D modeling and animation through programs like Solidworx, PTC Illustrate, Creo Parametric

Qualifications:

• Must be registered as a full-time student

• Must be able to commute to the work location on a daily basis

• 10-15 hours/week during the academic year

• 35-40 hours/week during the summer semester

• General curiosity in augmented reality technology

• Experience working with virtual/augmented/mixed reality software

• Excellent communication skills, and presentation skills

• Creative problem solver with ability to understand larger picture but also focus on details

Additional Details:

This is a paid, part-time internship for Spring & full-time internship for Summer 2019. Interested candidates should apply here!

ABOUT AGCO/GSI:

GSI is a global manufacturer of grain systems and swine and poultry production equipment. GSI is a part of AGCO and one of their five core brands. AGCO (NYSE: AGCO) is a fortune 500 corporation that is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural solutions. GSI is dedicated to protecting every acre, every harvest and every animal in our customer’s care. By doing this we help advance agriculture in developing countries and around the world.

• Proficient in software architecture design of medium sized software systems. 
• Proficient in object oriented and functional software design. 
• Technical ability in software configuration management. 
• Technical ability to fully implement developed algorithms in an end to end software solution. 
• Experience in software validation (testing) and verification (analysis) activities. 
• Highly proficient in developing software code in Java/Kotlin, Python and C/C++.
• Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent work experience in one the following: PhD or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Must be registered as a full-time student at University of Illinois - Champaign
• Must be able to commute to the work location on a daily basis
• Graduation date of May 2020 or later  
• Cumulative GPA of 2.8 or above
• 16 - 20 hours/week during the academic year
• 35 - 40 hours/week during the summer semester

• Experience using Robotic Operations System (ROS). 
• Technical ability to design and implement distributed software systems 
• Technical ability to manage software configurations in GitHub 
• Proficient experience in algorithm software development. 
• Proficient experience utilizing various sensor hardware and software. 
• Highly proficient in MatLab simulations.