PhD Internship - Data Science
| Posting date: | 27 February 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 March 2025 |
| Location: | None, None |
| Company: | Tesco |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | tesco/TP/11331704/929605 |
Summary
About the role
We have a phenomenal opportunity to join our Data Science team on a 12-week paid internship where you will gain hands on experience of what it\'s like to be a Data Scientist at Tesco! This internship is suitable for PhD students (in their final or penultimate year) or for Postdoctoral Researchers. The start date of your internship is flexible but must start between June and August 2025.
During the internship, you’ll work with other Data Scientists, helping us solve an exciting real-life problem. In addition to the technical mentorship and training provided by the team we will also provide you with a personal mentor to help you get the most out of the internship. You will gain hands on technical and stakeholder management experience during the 12 weeks.
Please note: You can choose to based from either our London (Farringdon) office or our Welwyn Garden City campus, depending on which office works best for you. The internship is 5 days working week (Monday - Friday, 36 hour working week), with hybrid and flexible working, 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
If that sounds exciting or if you have any questions, then we\'d love to hear from you!
About the teamOur Data Science team is made up of world-class multifaceted professionals who are passionate about solving sophisticated business problems and deploying data products at scale. Our work spans across multiple areas including physical stores, online, supply chain, marketing and Clubcard. This requires our Data Scientists to have an advanced understanding of statistics and algorithms. We are committed to personal and career development, providing on-desk training, support, and dedicating 10% of your working week to learning and professional growth. Additionally, our team is given opportunities to attend and speak at external and internal events, encouraging individuals growth as experts in the field. Our team values work-life balance, team days, and cultivates a relaxed yet engaging culture.
You will be responsible for
- Work with other Data Scientists, helping us solve an exciting real-life problem.
- You will use an analytical approach to understand sophisticated business problems and prototype solutions.
- Apply, modify, and design algorithms and mathematical models to tackle business problems on top of big data architectures (Hadoop, Spark).
- Validate, document and present the modelling process and performances
- Communicate sophisticated solutions in a clear, understandable way to non-technical team members and stakeholders.
You will need
We are looking for ambitious PhD students (in their final or penultimate year) or Postdoctoral Researchers with a strong numerical background and a strong desire to pursue a career in data science.
You will have a scientific mentality with the ability to ask the right questions, as well as answer them.
Experience in one or more of the following fields would be ideal:
- Machine Learning/Deep Learning
- Computer Vision
- Reinforcement Learning
- Graph Neural Networks
- Time series forecasting
- Probabilistic forecasting
- Bayesian Modelling
- Operations Research
- Recommender Systems
Finally, good programming skills are critical (either Python or Java is helpful) and ideally some familiarity with SWE standard processes (such as version control and unit testing).
What’s in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!
- Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
- 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
- Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
About us
Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.
It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.
We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.
But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.
We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers
Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.
For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com
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