Intern (Fall 2024) – State Farm Research and Development Center

Overview

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Responsibilities

Intern – Research & Development Center @ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Fall 2024)

This internship is open to current students at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign only

The Fall 2024 Internship program at the State Farm Research and Development Center (RDC) provides an opportunity for paid research work with a top Fortune 500 Company. The RDC offers students a unique internship at its University of Illinois Research Park location, working on projects that have direct application to State Farm’s research work. Some of the work will include:

• Research Company, Consumer and Industry trends
• Prepare written reports and PowerPoint presentations
• Research technology and innovation as it relates to State Farm Business Opportunities
• Department specific research initiatives such as: HR, Marketing, Digital, Public Affairs and Administrative Services
• Work with Corporate Project Leads
• Present information to State Farm management

What You Can Expect:

• Internship duration and work hours: Our Fall Internship Semester will run from August 26,2024 -December 6,2024.
• Interns work 10-15 hours a week
• Convenient on-campus location with easy access to Campus Shuttles
• Address: State Farm Research Center at the University of Illinois Research Park, 2001 South First St. (Suite 102), Champaign, IL 61820
• Hybrid work environment

What’s In It For You:

• Competitive pay and a relaxed dress code
• Direct experience you can leverage for your future career
• An opportunity to learn and network with industry-leading influencers
• A Learning Environment: Mentoring and Development to help you succeed
• We love to give back! Being involved in volunteer opportunities to give back to the community
• A culture that embraces Diversity and Inclusion – it is simply the right thing to do!

Qualifications

We Are Looking For The Following:

• Current College Student at University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign***

Graduate student:

• Solid research experience
• Experience running studies with participants and/or survey creation
• Critical thinking skills and ability to work independently with support
• Technical/functional expertise (or ability to learn it), collaboration, curiosity, results driven attitude
• Previous work experience where project work and/or research was conducted
• Research and Data Analytics

General research analyst (junior or higher preferred):

• Critical thinking, technical/functional expertise (or ability to learn it), collaboration, curiosity, results driven attitude
• Solid research experience
• Previous work experience where project work and/or research was conducted
• Project description: The intern will be assisting with macro trend research, complete tasks that have been backlogged and other adhoc requests that become priority
• Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity*****

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