Uber PhD Scientist Internship Membership United States 

United States, West Virginia 

784935916

What You’ll Do

• Work with a mentor closely to define a business problem, scope a project, develop, and prototype the solution using data-driven approaches
• Work with engineers and product managers to turn prototypes into scalable solutions
• Present findings to leaders to inform decisions
• Establish standard methodologies for science such as modeling, coding, analytics, optimization, and experimentation
• Conduct experiments to drive business decisions

Basic Qualifications

• Pursuing a Ph.D. majoring in Economics, Operations Research, Statistics, Machine Learning, or other related quantitative fields
• Candidates should have at least one semester/quarter left of their education after finishing the internship
• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Coding proficiency in areas such as R, Spark, SQL, Python and AB Testing
• Background in data visualization via open-source libraries/packages or third-party tools (i.e. Tableau, Mixpanel, Looker, or similar)
• Knowledge of underlying mathematical foundations of statistics, machine learning, optimization, stochastic processes, economics, and analytics
• Experience in the following areas: Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Model Development, Operations Management, Revenue Management and Pricing, Advertising, Experimental Design, Assortment Planning, Transportation
• 0-2 years of prior work experience in an analytical setting
• Organized, detail oriented and able to work independently on multiple projects at once
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business partners
• Open to feedback, excellent at implementing newly learned ideas and concepts
• Research mentality with a bias towards action to structure a project from idea to experimentation to prototype to implementation
• Independence, self-starter mindset, excellent communication, and outstanding follow-through - you energetically tackle your work and love the responsibility of being individually empowered

For New York, NY-based roles: The base hourly rate amount for this role is USD$67.00 per hour.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base hourly rate amount for this role is USD$67.00 per hour.

For all US locations, you will also be eligible for various benefits.