DATA SCIENCE INTERNSHIP
Requisition No: 851273
Agency: Multiple
Working Title: Internship
Salary: To Be Determined by the Agency
Posting Closing Date: 06/30/2026
Data Science Internship
State of Florida
Opportunities are located throughout Florida
Internship Overview and Responsibilities:
The State of Florida is seeking motivated individuals to join our workforce. Our agencies are looking for bright, highly motivated college students and recent graduates to participate in a unique opportunity to gain experience firsthand in the operations of state government while obtaining valuable on-the-job training. As a data science intern, responsibilities may include the following:
- Leverage tools to interpret data sets; paying particular attention to trends and patterns that could be valuable for diagnostic and predictive analytics efforts.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data needs and deliver data-driven solutions.
- Assist with the maintenance, ongoing support, and reporting for automation across the agency.
- Assist in collecting, cleaning, and preprocessing structured and unstructured datasets from various sources.
- Support exploratory data analysis to uncover trends, patterns, and insights.
- Contribute to the improvement of data quality, data governance, and metadata standards.
- Conduct research on emerging tools, techniques, and technologies.
Applications are accepted year-round. Internships may be paid or unpaid and there is no guarantee of employment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of data analytics methodologies and tools.
- Ability to work independently as well as with others.
- Knowledge of data modeling, data mining and data cleansing techniques; and data analysis.
- Knowledge of automation and application of automation tools.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and manage time effectively.
- Knowledge of statistics & statistical modeling.
- Ability to collect, evaluate, and prioritize automation opportunities.
- Proven ability to work ethically and with integrity.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be currently enrolled or graduated within the last twelve months from an accredited college or university degree program.
- Working knowledge of database systems and querying languages (e.g., SQL) to extract and manipulate data efficiently.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
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