Data Science and Analytics intern

Company: PPL Corporation
Location: Allentown
Posted on: January 24, 2023

Job Description:

Company Summary Statement

As one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), is committed to creating long-term, sustainable value for our 3.5 million customers, our shareowners and the communities we serve. Our high-performing regulated utilities - PPL Electric Utilities, Louisville Gas and Electric, Kentucky Utilities and Rhode Island Energy - provide an outstanding experience for our customers, consistently ranking among the best utilities in the nation. PPL's companies are also addressing challenges head-on by investing in new infrastructure and technology that is creating a smarter, more reliable and resilient energy grid. We are committed to doing our part to advance a cleaner energy future and drive innovation that enables us to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while maintaining energy reliability and affordability for the customers and communities we serve. PPL is a positive force in the cities and towns where we do business, providing support for programs and organizations that empower the success of future generations by helping to build and maintain strong, diverse communities today.

Overview

A PPL Intern/Cooperative Associate is a temporarily employed full-time college student in an accredited four-year institution of higher learning, who is offered a work-study program designed to give college students practical work experience in their field of study. This program often helps students determine career interests. Beyond the scope of the actual tasks performed, the student becomes familiar with a corporate environment and gains practical skills and knowledge to supplement their classroom experience. Joining PPL as an intern/cooperative associate provides you with the opportunity to explore possible career opportunities along with: Meeting senior executives, Becoming members of business resource groups, Participating in community service projects, and Contributing to departmental goals.

A PPL Intern is a temporarily employed full-time college student in an accredited four-year institution of higher learning, who is offered a work-study program designed to give college students practical work experience in their field of study. This program often helps students determine career interests. Beyond the scope of the actual tasks performed, the student becomes familiar with a corporate environment and gains practical skills and knowledge to supplement their classroom experience.

Joining PPL as a Data Science and Analytics intern provides you with the opportunity to explore possible career opportunities within Data, Machine Learning, Cloud Data platform, Data Visualization, etc.. As well as:

Meeting senior executives
Becoming members of business resource groups
Participating in community service projects
Contributing to departmental goals.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

Enrolled in an accredited college or university program. Enrolled in a curriculum leading to a baccalaureate or masters degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Data Analytics, Statistics or related field of study. Technical/Trade school and paralegal requirements differ. Enrolled on a full-time basis (12 semester hours). Students may not continue as an Intern/Co-operative Associate once they have graduated. Have an acceptable overall (cumulative) grade point average, not lower than a 3.0. Eligible to work in the United States in accordance with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regulations. Able to provide an official student transcript and other required information.18 years of age or older.

Preferred Qualifications:

Able to work in a team environment. Able to demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

PPL Electric Utilities Data Science Center of Excellence is seeking a student to work full time (40 hours/week) during Summer 2023, in Allentown, Pennsylvania or remote to assist us in transforming the industry through data driven insights.

If you are pursuing Data Science, Analytics or Engineering career and have a passion for Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Data Analytics, Visualization, Big Data, IoT technologies, Edge Computing, Machine Learning, Cloud Data Platform, etc., we want to meet you. The PPL Electric Utilities Data Science team intern(s) will work on various projects, applying data analysis, machine learning, and statistical techniques to extract insights from a variety of different data sources, transforming the way PPL does business.

The things you may learn about and do day to day include:
Data Science and Machine Learning
Statistical/Data Analysis
Data Cleaning and Enrichment
Project Scoping
Cloud Computing
Data Governance & Lineage
Visualization and Story Telling
Machine Learning Engineering
Internet of Things & Streaming Data
Optimization Problems
SQL/Python/R/etc.

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