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Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa - Urbandale Function: Data and Analytics (CA) Title: Part-Time Student - Data Science and Analytics - Urbandale, IA or Austin, TX - 122125 Onsite/Remote: Onsite Position

Note: Relocation assistance is not provided.

The Part-Time Student Program is primarily designed to augment the Company's regular full-time staff and is for students who work in parallel to their school schedule YEAR-ROUND .

Your Responsibilities

As a Part Time Student - Data Science and Analytics for Intelligent Solutions Group Urbandale located in Urbandale, IA , or Austin, TX you will be:

• Explore analytical problems and develop creative, data-driven solutions using modern data science, analytics, and AI techniques.
• Ingest, evaluate, clean, transform, and prepare structured and unstructured data for use in algorithms, models, dashboards, and analytical solutions.
• Build analysis tools, prototypes, data pipelines, and dynamic visualizations to accelerate insight generation and support decision-making for internal customers and product teams.
• Support the development and evaluation of algorithms, machine learning models, causal inference methods, and GenAI-enabled workflows.
• Research new analytical, visualization, automation, and AI methodologies in collaboration with data science, engineering, agronomy, UX, and product subject matter experts.
• Apply data science and statistical techniques to solve business and product problems across the product lifecycle.
• Communicate findings, methodologies, assumptions, and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Work effectively in a collaborative, cross-functional environment while demonstrating curiosity, continuous learning, attention to detail, and high standards of quality.

VISA Sponsorship is NOT Available for this position.

What Skills You Need

• Graduate-level academic experience preferred, including current enrollment in a Master's or PhD program in Data Science; others may apply.
• Graduation date of Spring 2027 or later.
• Available to work during the academic year (16-20 hours weekly).
• Available to work during the summer semester (30-40 hours weekly).
• Must be registered as a full-time student at a U.S/local accredited university/college
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Must be able to commute to the work location in Urbandale, IA or Austin, TX on a daily basis. NOTE: Relocation assistance is not provided.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to explore ambiguous business or technical problems.
• Proficiency in Python, including experience with algorithms and data structures.
• Proficiency in SQL.
• Experience working with Generative AI tools.
• Foundational knowledge of machine learning and statistics.
• Knowledge of big data analysis, including experience or coursework with distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark.
• Ability to create analytical outputs, dashboards, visualizations, or tools that help generate insights for customers and stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical methods and findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• High level of attention to detail, accuracy, and ability to manage work effectively.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience designing, building, evaluating, or deploying agentic AI systems, AI assistants, workflow automation, or LLM-based applications.
• Strong proficiency in causal inference, including experience with experimental design, quasi-experimental methods, treatment effect estimation, or causal modeling.
• Experience with geospatial data science, including spatial analytics, geospatial feature engineering, remote sensing analysis, satellite imagery, or precision agriculture datasets.
• Experience working with Databricks, Apache Spark, distributed computing, and large-scale data processing environments.
• Experience building production-quality analytical workflows, reusable data products, or scalable data science pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms, model development environments, version control, and collaborative software development practices.
• Experience working as part of a digital product team, including collaboration with product managers, engineers, designers, domain experts, and business stakeholders.
• Ability to translate stakeholder needs into analytical questions, technical requirements, prototypes, and actionable insights.
• Experience creating interactive dashboards, data applications, or visualization tools that support decision-making.
• Knowledge of agricultural, geospatial, machine telemetry, IoT, or digital product data is a plus.

Education

Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

• Currently enrolled in a Master's or PhD program in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Geospatial Science, Remote Sensing, or a closely related technical field.
• Strong candidates currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree may also be considered if they demonstrate exceptional technical ability, strong analytical skills, relevant project experience, and high potential for growth.
• Coursework or research experience in data science, machine learning, causal inference, big data analytics, geospatial analytics, artificial intelligence, or software development is strongly preferred.

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Highly competitive base pay
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Benefit Pension)
• Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition assistance
• Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
• Vacation and Holiday Pay

$15 - $40 hourly based on published rates for business function and education level.

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Must be 18 years of age or older to apply

The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.

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