Employment and Internship

Full Time Employment

There are no opportunities available at this time.  

Internships

Internships are only available for currently enrolled students as of the time the internship takes place.

The Polis Center offers student positions that provide an opportunity to put the informatics skills they are learning into practice via community-focused projects.  Polis does a vast amount of information technology-driven work related to community engagement, public health, crisis management, and more. It is one of the premier applied research centers on campus and thus a great way to gain practical experience.

Students gain valuable skills they can apply when they enter the workforce having worked with Polis on community-based projects to build a range of technical and soft skills. Students help design, create, and test public-facing websites, data resources, and reports. They work in a team environment, building skills and utilizing various tools to make them successful during school and after graduation.

Desired skill sets include programming R, Python, MS SQL, data analysis, GIS, social media, visualizations, graphic design, and others, as individual projects require. Positions are in-office.

Examples of Student Positions:

  • ETL data engineer intern
  • Social media and data analytics intern
  • Data analytics intern
  • User experience intern
  • Graphic design intern
  • GIS intern
  • Research assistant
  • IT project management intern
  • Project management intern

Skills learned:

  • Teamwork, collaboration
  • Soft skills
  • Community engagement
  • Coding
  • AI
  • 3D media
  • Data visualization
  • Software engineering
  • Data management
  • Data analysis
  • Data engineering
  • Project management
  • UI/UX design
  • Geospatial analysis

Past student employees have been hired by major employers including:

  • Barclays
  • BCforward
  • Denken Solutions
  • Independence Blue Cross
  • IndyGo
  • InnovateMap
  • KForce
  • Logic Loops LLC
  • RADcube
  • Specialty Networks
  • Indiana Management Performance Hub
  • The Polis Center
  • TruMinds Technologies
  • Vermont Dept. of Health