Paid Summer Internship: Dairy Genetics & Data Science

Livestock Improvement Corporation; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Livestock Improvement Corporation in New Zealand is offering a paid internship focused on enhancing stochastic simulation models for dairy cattle breeding. You will work with leading scientists, applying data science and computational modelling to real industry challenges.

The role requires basic programming, statistical understanding, and strong communication. The internship runs for 10 weeks at 30 hours per week (up to 400 hours total) with on-site work at our Newstead Hamilton head office.

Qualifications

• Basic programming experience (Python preferred).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of statistics and data analysis.
• Ability to work independently and manage tasks.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Improve and enhance breeding simulation software used in dairy genetics research.
• Apply data science and computational modelling techniques to real-world industry challenges.
• Analyse genetic and breeding data to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Evaluate future breeding strategies through modelling and scenario analysis.
• Contribute to research that supports sustainable genetic improvement in New Zealand dairy herds.
• Work alongside leading scientists in quantitative genetics, genomics and animal breeding.
• Produce technical documentation and communicate research findings to support ongoing innovation.

Skills

Python

Analytical thinking

Statistics

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

Data analysis

Tools

Linux

Bash scripting

Git

NumPy

Pandas

SciPy

AWS

Job description

Livestock Improvement Corporation in New Zealand is offering a paid internship focused on enhancing stochastic simulation models for dairy cattle breeding. You will work with leading scientists, applying data science and computational modelling to real industry challenges.

The role requires basic programming, statistical understanding, and strong communication. The internship runs for 10 weeks at 30 hours per week (up to 400 hours total) with on-site work at our Newstead Hamilton head office.