Fall Computer Science Internships Jobs in Utah (NOW HIRING)

Announcement
Details
Open Date
06/24/2026
Requisition Number
PRN17158N
Job Title
UU Student - Computer
Working Title
Data Gov Computer Intern
Career Progression Track
SJ
Track Level
FLSA Code
Nonexempt
Patient Sensitive Job Code?
No
Type
Non Benefited Staff / Student
Temporary?
No
Standard Hours per Week
19 hours per week
Full Time or Part Time?
Part Time
Shift
Day
Work Schedule Summary
Monday-Friday, hours to be arranged
Is this a work study job?
No
VP Area
Academic Affairs
Department
00822 - University Analytics & Institutional Reporting
Location
Campus
City
Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment
External Posting
Pay Rate Range
$15.00/hr
Close Date
09/24/2026
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary
We seek highly motivated student pursing a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other relevant areas of study to help support data governance within the University Analytics and Institutional Reporting (UAIR) department. This opportunity will focus on data management, data governance, and reporting. The position will focus on expanding and enhancing existing code to collect, process, and integrate external data sources into institutional systems.
Skill Development
This is a project oriented internship that will provide hands-on experience in data engineering, automation, and data governance practices. Students will gain experience working with structured and semi-structured data, as well as exposure to institutional analytics workflows. The following are some of the skills that may be developed through different data governance projects:
• Develop and enhance web scraping solutions to collect data from external sources
• Clean, transform, and integrate data into relational databases
• Work with scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL) to automate data workflows
• Understand and apply data governance principles, including data definition standardization and metadata management
• Troubleshoot and maintain data pipelines and ingestion processes
There may be other tools or processes touched on throughout the internships. The following are some examples of the skills that may be developed and utilized within this internship:
• Project management,
• Advanced relevant programming skills (i.e. Python, SQL, etc.)
• Data visualization development
Responsibilities

• The primary responsibility of this role will be to support and enhance processes that collect and integrate external data into institutional systems. This includes working with existing code to automate the extraction, transformation, and loading of data and definitions into a centralized database.
• The position will help improve data consistency and alignment between internal and external reporting, supporting data governance efforts and laying the groundwork for future analysis, while providing hands-on technical experience in a real-world environment.

Minimum Qualifications
Must be a current University of Utah student
Preferences

• Ability to work independently with light to moderate supervision in various areas of responsibility.
• Excellent problem-solving including research, error detection and correction, root cause analysis, conceptual, analytical and decision-making skills
• Preference will be given to students with related coursework and/or professional experience.

Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.
Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
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