Data Gov Computer Intern

Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Job summary

The University of Utah seeks a motivated student for a data governance internship. This role focuses on enhancing data management and governance within the UAIR department, providing hands-on experience in data engineering and automation.

Ideal candidates will work on web-scraping and data workflows using Python and SQL, and must currently be University of Utah students. The position aims to support institutional analytics and improve reporting consistency.

Qualifications

• Current student in a Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Ability to work independently with supervision.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Support processes for collecting and integrating external data.
• Automate extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) into databases.

Skills

Data governance principles

Scripting and programming (Python, SQL)

Web-scraping solutions

Data visualization development

Project management

Education

Current University of Utah student

Job description

Job Summary

We seek a highly motivated student pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related fields to support data governance within the University Analytics and Institutional Reporting (UAIR) department. This internship focuses on data management, governance, and reporting, expanding and enhancing code to collect, process, and integrate external data sources into institutional systems.

Skill Development

This project‑oriented internship provides hands‑on experience in data engineering, automation, and data governance practices. Students will work with structured and semi‑structured data and gain exposure to institutional analytics workflows.

• Develop and enhance web‑scraping solutions to collect data from external sources
• Clean, transform, and integrate data into relational databases
• Use scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL) to automate data workflows
• Apply data governance principles, including data definition standardization and metadata management
• Troubleshoot and maintain data pipelines and ingestion processes

• Project management
• Advanced programming skills (e.g., Python, SQL)
• Data visualisation development

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance processes that collect and integrate external data into institutional systems, including automating extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) into a centralized database.
• Improve data consistency and alignment between internal and external reporting, supporting data governance efforts and laying the groundwork for future analysis.

Minimum Qualifications

Must be a current University of Utah student.

Preferences

• Ability to work independently with light to moderate supervision.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, including research, error detection and correction, root cause analysis, conceptual, analytical, and decision‑making skills.
• Preference for students with related coursework and/or professional experience.

Veterans’ Preference

Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law.

Disability Accommodations

Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy‑related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

Reporting Discrimination or Harassment

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