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Data Science PhD Intern

Data ScientistData ScientistOtherRemoteEntry LevelTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2012H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

California + 1 moreAll locations: California | New York

Posted

122 days ago

Salary

$30 - $41 / hour

Seniority

Entry Level

Postgraduate DegreeEnglishPythonSQL

Job Description

Data Science PhD Intern

Instacart

• You will be embedded within a specific product team where you will work closely with a senior member of the team to act as a strategic partner to Product and Engineering. • You will work on and own a self-contained project that tackles an ambiguous business problem, using your research and analysis toolkit, to deliver actionable recommendations and/or applied prototypes. • You will take open-ended questions and structure them into solvable applied problems. • Design and analyze complex experiments to measure causal impact in a noisy multi-sided marketplace setting. • Synthesize your findings into strategic recommendations presented to senior leadership and cross-functional partners.

Job Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field.
  • Strong proficiency in SQL (ability to manipulate large datasets independently).
  • Fluency in Python or R for statistical modeling and data analysis.
  • Expertise in experimentation and applied statistical and machine learning methods (hypothesis testing, regression, causal inference, machine learning).
  • Ability to "think on your feet," with a demonstrated ability to break down complex, unstructured problems.
  • Specialized research focus in Causal Inference, Econometrics, Experimental Design, Mechanism Design/Auctions, or Optimization.
  • Prior internship experience or work with large-scale observational data.

Benefits

  • competitive compensation and benefits

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