Job Description
Location:
Convenient on-campus location with easy access to Campus Shuttles:
State Farm Research & Development Center at the University of Illinois Research Park
2001 South First St. (Suite 102)
Champaign, IL 61820
Duties and Responsibilities:
The State Farm Research and Development Center is a place where interns complete innovative, meaningful research in a collaborative environment focused on developing technical and business skills - a perfect complement to the classroom. Interns provide analysis and solutions through:
- Assessment of risk and financial needs for insurance products
- Development of innovative methods and applications to enhance insurance product pricing
- Data mining and predictive modeling such as regression, forecasting, and machine learning
- Research on emerging industry trends and hot topics
Additional Details:
The internship program provides opportunities for year-round positions for all student levels, freshman - graduate students. We offer development through extensive training programs, leadership, and rotational opportunities as well as competitive compensation/benefits such as actuarial exam raises and flexible work arrangements.
Criteria:
- Actuarial Science, Math, Statistics, Data Science , Computer Science, Information Management or other analytics majors preferred
- Prefer 3.5 minimum overall and major GPA
- Prefer experience with data and statistical analysis in Excel, SQL, SAS, R and/or Python
- Strong communication, interpersonal, organization, leadership and critical thinking skills
- Must be a college student
Internship duration and Hours:
Fall 2019: 8/26/2019-12/13/2019
10-15 hours per week, between the operating hours of 7:00 am -- 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday
TO APPLY: To be considered for this position, all candidates must visit www.statefarm.com/careers and create an account. Search for REQ6896and apply. Candidates who do not apply through the SF careers page will NOT be considered.