Cybera Hiring for Data Science Intern at Airdrie, AB Full Time

Are you interested in applying your technology skills for the public good? We are looking for a smart, passionate, and purpose-driven individual to join our team as an Intern. Cybera is a not-for-profit agency whose mission is to improve the lives of Canadians through the use and advancement of technology, digital literacy and digital best practices. We are based in Alberta and serve the province’s education, enterprise, research and government sectors.

Cybera is looking for a Data Science Intern to join the Callysto project’s team in Calgary, Edmonton or remotely for a full-time, 4 month term position with a possibility of extension. The ideal candidate will have an interest in learning, applying, creating, and teaching data science learning materials, solving challenging data problems and has a background in research, analytics, math and statistics.

Responsibilities

Help train a network of teachers and students across Canada to use and popularize the project.

Help design and create learning assets (teacher guides, lesson plans and Jupyter notebooks) for teachers of Grades 5-12 that incorporate computational thinking, coding elements and data science literacy.

Create training and workshop content and learning assets for Grades 5-12 teachers and students.

Collaborate with other project team members to identify, prioritize, develop and review learning content.

Attributes

Candidates must possess:
Completed or in-progress degree in a quantitative discipline (mathematics and statistics, computer science, or life sciences).

Two years of software development experience coding with Python or R.

Comfort in using Jupyter notebooks.

Documented ability to perform data exploration, statistical analysis, and work with large datasets of varying quality.

Strong interpersonal communications skills for effective interactions with internal team members and strong presentation skills.

Nice to have skills and experience:
Experience working on an agile team.

Experience using modern data science tools to develop machine learning models.

Previous experience working with teachers and students in Grades 5-12.

Compensation and Location:
Located at either of our Calgary AB or Edmonton AB offices or remotely within Alberta or British Columbia.

Benefits of working at Cybera:
This is your opportunity to work for a flexible, tech-forward company that is helping Canada become a more equitable place to work, learn, and play! We offer:

An in-person or remote working opportunity, with flexible hours.

Highly supportive and inclusive work culture.

Opportunity to create materials that are highly visible, and have a positive social impact on Canadians as a whole.

35 hour work weeks.

How to Apply:
This posting will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Your application should include a cover letter sharing how your skill-set matches the position requirements (of course we don’t expect you to have them all!)

While we appreciate all applications, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Interviews and final selection may occur before the actual closing date.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income or family status of that person or of any other person.

Number of hires for this role: 2

Full time, temporary contract for 4 months with a possibility of extension