URI Foundation Student Intern Opening

Contact Us 
 Aarushi Sharma, aarushi.sharma@uri.edu Tech Team, University of Rhode Island Foundation 
 Introduction 
 Are you looking for interesting problems to solve using real world data? 
 The URI Foundation Advancement Operations team  seeks  students  to work on projects involving  programming, data science, Salesforce, AI applications, and/or use of Amazon Web Services (AWS) .  This is an exciting opportunity for those who like to solve problems with technology to gain real-world experience.  This work will contribute meaningfully to the operations of the Foundation. 
 Qualifications 
 
 Have some basic programming/scripting experience 
 Want to learn about new technologies 
 Want to design, architect, and put things together to build a solution 
 Unafraid to “Google”, explore, experiment, and figure things out 
 Want to have a tangible, real-world, positive impact on the University 
 Must be able to work for at least one term (semester/summer), minimally for 15hr/wk.   Includes twice-weekly meetings with a supervisor to make sure  steady, substantive progress  is being made.  
 
 Outcomes 
 
 Work done in this position can fulfill the requirements for  CSC 477  and  CSC 499 
 You will learn and work on various data engineering in a real-world context. 
 You will gain real-world experience, which is valuable for  distinguishing yourself  when applying for jobs 
 You may get various certifications (AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Associate Solutions Architect, Salesforce Badges), also useful for distinguishing yourself. 
 
 Potential Projects  
 
 Automating data ingestion into our CRM system – using Python scripts, Apache Airflow 
 Use Amazon Bedrock to synthesize large data to gain insight – in the context of finding optimal methods to increase alumni engagement and gifts 
 Create PowerBI dashboards for business intelligence –  Data analytics and visualization 
 Build creative, interactive AI based web applications – using Python and AI tools to create proof of concept potentially to convert to a big project