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UX/UI Design Internship at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Research Park Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world. Together with farmers, customers, governments and communities, we help people thrive by applying our insights and over 150 years of experience. We have 155,000 employees in 70 countries who are committed to feeding the world in a responsible way, reducing environmental impact and improving the communities where we live and work. Description YOU MUST CURRENTLY BE ENROLLED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (UIUC) FOR THIS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY WITH CARGILL AT THE UIUC RESEARCH PARK. In partnership with the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) research park, you will be given the opportunity as an intern to work with Cargill Digital Labs at UIUC, to gain hands-on experience in real business situations and be exposed to many of Cargill’s businesses and functions. As an intern you will work as an individual contributor or in project teams where software engineering, analytical skills, product design, UX Design, leadership, collaboration, inclusion, and innovation are keys to success. As an organization Cargill’s mission is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. The Cargill Digital Labs (CDL) team aims to help prepare Cargill for a digital future. The vision of this future includes a thriving digital culture, continual launching of new digital business initiatives, and Cargill positioned as a digital thought leader in the food and agriculture industries. In partnership with the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Cargill is establishing a research site within UIUC’s Research Park to further this mission. In its first iterations, we will leverage the site to host digital research projects, such as software, hardware and engineering prototypes which are staffed by student interns from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. We will grow and mature our development capabilities within the park to best suit Cargill’s evolving digital journey. Job Location: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, IL Required Qualifications: Must be currently enrolled as a student at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign graduating between December 2019 and Summer 2022 Currently pursuing a Bachelors’ degree with a major or minor in UX Design, Product Design, Design, Graphic Design, or other related disciplines, OR commensurate experience with design and analytics in lieu of pursuing a related major/minor. Experience with creating flows, wireframes, mock-ups, prototypes, and conducting usability testing using tools provided. Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and Axure Able to complete a semester long internship in: Fall 2019 (late August – December 2019) Spring 2020 (January 2020-May 2020) Or, a 12-week internship in Summer 2020 (May/June – August 2020) Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures Must possess a high degree of initiative and resourcefulness in completing work with limited guidance Preferred Qualifications: Pursuing a cross-disciplined degree in either Computer Science, Economics, Business, Food Science, or Agriculture Business. Ability to demonstrate a strong aptitude for both technology and business Commercial product software development experience Overall 3.0 GPA Knowledge of basic structured programming, systems analysis and design, database design, and business concepts Demonstrated analytical and technical skills Ability to relate technical knowledge to job-related duties Strong prioritization and problem-solving skills, collaboration skills, verbal and written communication skills, and information research and gathering skills CLICK HERE TO APPLY Cargill is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet. Job: Information Technology Primary Location: US-IL-Champaign Other Locations: United States Req ID: UNI05708

COUNTRY Financial is seeking User Experience / Graphic Design interns for Spring 2020 to be part of the team delivering technical web and mobile application solutions. These positions will be located in our DigitaLab at the University of Illinois Research Park in Champaign, IL. As a UX/Design intern, you will be working with business partners, designers and IT to create, design and test digital experiences for our COUNTRY Financial customers, representatives, and employees. Responsibilities: • Assisting in conducting user studies for usability and functionality testing of mobile and web applications and interfaces • Designing and developing wireframes, mock-ups, prototypes, use cases, etc., for user interfaces • Identifying issues in the existing web and mobile interfaces from the User-Centered Design (UCD) point of view • Communicating findings from user studies and user inspections efficiently to the other teams including development and business • Troubleshoots and recommends fixes to problems relating to existing interfaces/applications • Designs print material for use in the DigitaLab • Other duties as assigned Requirements: • Strong collaboration and communication skills • Must be actively pursuing a college degree at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign for the duration of the internship • Familiar with: o Adobe Creative Suite, specifically InDesign and PhotoShop, and Axure o Online testing tools like Usability Hub, User Zoom, etc. • Experience with user centered design, and creating wireframes and design comps • Experience with usability testing and other methodologies • Experience in web content, marketing, e-commerce, digital marketing, graphic arts, usability, social media or gamification (or the equivalent) is preferred • Self- motivated learner To apply, send a cover letter and resume to julia.hart@countryfinancial.com

Company Name: AbbVie Category: Technical Communications Position Title: Content Writer Status: Undergraduate Hourly Hours per week: 10 – 15 during academic year 35 – 40 during summer semester Contact Email: innovationcenter@abbvie.com Who We Are: AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott Laboratories. The company’s mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world’s most complex and serious diseases. AbbVie employs approximately 25,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries. The AbbVie Innovation Center is located in the Research Park at the University of Illinois and provides an opportunity for students and AbbVie’s Research and Development IT group to collaborate on projects to help advance our science. Position Description: The Part-Time Student Program at the AbbVie Innovation Center, located in the Research Park, is designed to augment AbbVie’s regular staff, and is for students who are able to work in parallel to their school schedule. Major duties include: • Creating internally facing blog posts, white papers, web pages and other materials that illustrate AbbVie technology initiatives • Developing programs for ongoing communication and employee engagement for emerging technology work Qualifications: • Must be registered as a full-time student • Must be able to commute to the work location on a daily basis • Undergraduate and Graduate students • Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0, or equivalent • Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship • 10 – 15 hours/week during the academic year • 35 – 40 hours/week during the summer semester • Creative problem solver with ability to understand larger picture but who will focus on details • Passion for design and great user experiences • Clear and compelling writer. Able to learn quickly and turn “geek speak” into fresh and exciting articles • Sharp editing skills. Able to take baseline technical material and polish it into clear text for internal publishing Preferred Skills: • Business and social media writing • MLA or APA standards for editing • Collaborative authoring and editing • Some familiarity with wiki and web page development and publication Note: The position will be hired through a third-party hiring agency and will begin as soon as possible over the fall semester 2019 with an option to continue through 2019-2020 academic year and summer 2020. To apply: Submit your resume to innovationcenter@abbvie.com Learn more about us at: www.abbvie.com

Duties and Responsibilities: Various duties depending on department Completes training on workstations and job/department specific applications Demonstrates ability to effectively analyze and execute professional level work in the assigned department Work on special projects as assigned by the supervisor Demonstrates an understanding of State Farm policies and procedures Must be a college student Effective communication skills, both oral and written Ability to work in team environment Additional Details: Position is not eligible for merit increases Position is not eligible for Shift Pay Special skills desired: Java/J2EE HTML/JSP/JSF Mobile and Web development Machine Learning Database Management/Bid Data (Hadoop) IIS/Apache Spring Computer Vision and Virtual Reality Hardware such as wearable technologies, 3Dprinters, Arduino, Drones, etc. Android/iOS Development Open CV Mule WebSphere Artificial Intelligence NET (ASP, C#) Majors considered: Computer Science Computer Engineering or related course work Internship Details: 2020 Spring semester: January 21, 2020 – May 8, 2020 Hours: 10-15 hours/week for 16 weeks – flexible work schedules Location: Convenient on-campus location with easy access to Campus Shuttles: State Farm Research and Development Center at the University of Illinois Research Park 2001 South First St. (Suite 102), Champaign, IL 61820 The internship program provides opportunities for year-round positions for all student levels, freshman – graduate students. We offer development through extensive training programs, leadership, and rotational opportunities as well as competitive compensation and flexible work arrangements. Applications close on October 31, 2019 **For consideration applicants MUST apply through the external hiring site for State Farm at www.statefarm.com/careers and apply to REQ9695

**For consideration you MUST apply through the State Farm external hiring platform at www.statefarm.com/careers Duties and Responsibilities: Various duties depending on department Completes training on workstations and job/department specific applications Demonstrates ability to effectively analyze and execute professional level work in the assigned department Work on special projects as assigned by the supervisor Demonstrates an understanding of State Farm policies and procedures Must be a college student Effective communication skills, both oral and written Ability to work in team environment Additional Details: Position is not eligible for merit increases Position is not eligible for Shift Pay Special skills desired: Java/J2EE HTML/JSP/JSF Mobile and Web development Machine Learning Database Management/Bid Data (Hadoop) IIS/Apache Spring Computer Vision and Virtual Reality Hardware such as wearable technologies, 3Dprinters, Arduino, Drones, etc. Android/iOS Development Open CV Mule WebSphere Artificial Intelligence NET (ASP, C#) Majors considered: Computer Science Computer Engineering or related course work Internship Details: 2020 Summer semester: May 18, 2020 – August 7, 2020 Hours: 38.75 hours/week for 12 weeks – flexible work schedules Location: Convenient on-campus location with easy access to Campus Shuttles: State Farm Research and Development Center at the University of Illinois Research Park 2001 South First St. (Suite 102), Champaign, IL 61820 The internship program provides opportunities for year-round positions for all student levels, freshman – graduate students. We offer development through extensive training programs, leadership, and rotational opportunities as well as competitive compensation and flexible work arrangements. Applications close on Nov 29, 2019 Click here to apply on Handhsake (Job #3135460)

**For consideration applicants MUST apply through the external hiring portal at www.statefarm.com/careers and apply to REQ8865 Applications close on November 29, 2019 A Day In The Life Of An Intern – Actuarial P&C-RDC (Req 8865) The State Farm Research and Development Center is a place where interns complete innovative, meaningful research in a collaborative environment focused on developing technical and business skills – a perfect complement to the classroom.  Interns provide analysis and solutions through: Assessment of risk and financial needs for insurance products Development of innovative methods and applications to enhance insurance product pricing Data mining and predictive modeling such as regression, forecasting, and machine learning Research on emerging industry trends and hot topics The internship program provides opportunities for year-round positions for all student levels, freshman – graduate students. We offer development through extensive training programs, leadership, and rotational opportunities as well as competitive compensation/benefits such as actuarial exam raises and flexible work arrangements. Internship duration and Hours: Summer 2020 Session: 5/18/2020 to 8/7/2020 28.75 hours per week, between the operating hours of 7:00 am — 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday Office Location: Located at the University of Illinois Research Park on campus, the State Farm® Research & Development Center is a place where State Farm staff and U of I students guide and support Company programs with high-level research. The facility features open spaces and state-of-the-art tools that encourage interaction and innovation — a perfect complement to traditional classroom studies. We Are Looking for Candidates With Actuarial Science, Math, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Management or other analytics majors preferred Prefer 3.5 minimum overall and major GPA Prefer experience with data and statistical analysis in Excel, SQL, SAS, R and/or Python Strong communication, interpersonal, organization, leadership and critical thinking skills Must be a college student What You Can Expect Next Steps: Competitive candidates may be invited to participate in pre-employment testing and/or the interview process. This is where the excitement begins! What’s In It For You Competitive Pay: Who doesn’t want money, right? A Learning Culture! Dress Code: We trust our employees to dress for their day. That’s right, we trust you… We embrace Diversity and Inclusion: We are one team and it is simply the right thing to do! Learn more about our benefits at State Farm Careers! We are not just offering a job but a meaningful career! We’re here to help life go right® Come join our passionate team!

**To be considered for the position applicants MUST apply through the external hiring portal at www.statefarm.com/careers & apply to REQ8843 Applications close on November 29, 2019 A Day In The Life Of An Intern – Actuarial P&C (Req 8843) The State Farm Research and Development Center is a place where interns complete innovative, meaningful research in a collaborative environment focused on developing technical and business skills – a perfect complement to the classroom.  Interns provide analysis and solutions through: Assessment of risk and financial needs for insurance products Development of innovative methods and applications to enhance insurance product pricing Data mining and predictive modeling such as regression, forecasting, and machine learning Research on emerging industry trends and hot topics The internship program provides opportunities for year-round positions for all student levels, freshman – graduate students. We offer development through extensive training programs, leadership, and rotational opportunities as well as competitive compensation/benefits such as actuarial exam raises and flexible work arrangements. Internship duration and Hours: Spring 2020 Session: 1/2020-5/8/2020-15 hours per week, between the operating hours of 7:00 am — 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday Office Location: Located at the University of Illinois Research Park on campus, the State Farm® Research & Development Center is a place where State Farm staff and U of I students guide and support Company programs with high-level research. The facility features open spaces and state-of-the-art tools that encourage interaction and innovation — a perfect complement to traditional classroom studies. We Are Looking for Candidates With Actuarial Science, Math, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Management or other analytics majors preferred Prefer 3.5 minimum overall and major GPA Prefer experience with data and statistical analysis in Excel, SQL, SAS, R and/or Python Strong communication, interpersonal, organization, leadership and critical thinking skills Must be a college student What You Can Expect Next Steps: Competitive candidates may be invited to participate in pre-employment testing and/or the interview process. This is where the excitement begins! What’s In It For You Competitive Pay: Who doesn’t want money, right? A Learning Culture! Dress Code: We trust our employees to dress for their day. That’s right, we trust you… We embrace Diversity and Inclusion: We are one team and it is simply the right thing to do! Learn more about our benefits at State Farm Careers!

Company Name: AbbVie Category: Software Engineering (or statistical programming) Position Title:Rapid Application Developer Status: Graduate Hourly Hours per week: 10 – 15 during academic year 35 – 40 during summer semester Contact Email: innovationcenter@abbvie.com Who We Are: AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott Laboratories. The company’s mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world’s most complex and serious diseases. AbbVie employs approximately 25,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries. The AbbVie Innovation Center is located in the Research Park at the University of Illinois and provides an opportunity for students and AbbVie’s Research and Development IT group to collaborate on projects to help advance our science. Position Description: The Part-Time Student Program at the AbbVie Innovation Center, located in the Research Park, is designed to augment AbbVie’s regular staff, and is for students who are able to work in parallel to their school schedule. Major duties include: Working on user-centered and small workgroup small application projects that will be utilized throughout the company Developing small programs and components that will be used to solve problems in the R&D area Develop RShiny application running in UNIX environment to query, analyze and visualize genomic data generated internally or collected from public domain, provide user-friendly interface for Abbvie biologists to use these data Qualifications: Must be registered as a full-time student Must be able to commute to the work location on a daily basis (Q: work location in UIUC office?) Undergraduate and Graduate students Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0, or equivalent Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship (only citizen/green card, no international student?) 10 – 15 hours/week during the academic year 35 – 40 hours/week during the summer semester Creative problem solver with ability to understand larger picture but who will focus on details Passion for design and great user experiences Familiarity with user research and usability testing methodologies to prioritize user needs to drive design priorities Ability to design and deliver clean and usable user interface prototypes for desktop Preferred Skills: Familiarity with database system and operations Familiar with R and Rshiny programming, experience in using UNIX system and cloud computing environment Familiar with program languages for web-based user interface Knowledge of genomic data is preferred. Note: The position will be hired through a third-party hiring agency and will begin as soon as possible over the fall semester 2019 with an option to continue through the spring, summer and 2020-2021 academic year. To apply: Submit your resume to innovationcenter@abbvie.com Learn more about us at: www.abbvie.com

Company Name: AbbVie Category: Software Engineering (or statistical programing) Position Title: Rapid Application Developer Status: Graduate Hourly Hours per week: 10 – 15 during academic year 35 – 40 during summer semester Contact Email: innovationcenter@abbvie.com Who We Are: AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott Laboratories. The company’s mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to innovation to develop and market advanced therapies that address some of the world’s most complex and serious diseases. AbbVie employs approximately 25,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries. The AbbVie Innovation Center is located in the Research Park at the University of Illinois and provides an opportunity for students and AbbVie’s Research and Development IT group to collaborate on projects to help advance our science. Position Description:  The Part-Time Student Program at the AbbVie Innovation Center, located in the Research Park, is designed to augment AbbVie’s regular staff, and is for students who are able to work in parallel to their school schedule. Major duties include: Working on user-centered and small workgroup small application projects that will be utilized throughout the company Developing small programs and components that will be used to solve problems in the R&D area Develop RShiny application running in UNIX environment to query, analyze and visualize genomic data generated internally or collected from public domain, provide user-friendly interface for Abbvie biologists to use these data Qualifications:  Must be registered as a full-time student Must be able to commute to the work location on a daily basis (Q: work location in UIUC office?) Undergraduate and Graduate students Cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0, or equivalent Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship (only citizen/green card, no international student?) 10 – 15 hours/week during the academic year 35 – 40 hours/week during the summer semester Creative problem solver with ability to understand larger picture but who will focus on details Passion for design and great user experiences Familiarity with user research and usability testing methodologies to prioritize user needs to drive design priorities Ability to design and deliver clean and usable user interface prototypes for desktop Preferred Skills:  Familiarity with database system and operations Familiar with R and Rshiny programming, experience in using UNIX system and cloud computing environment Familiar with program languages for web-based user interface Knowledge of genomic data is preferred. Note: The position will be hired through a third-party hiring agency and will begin as soon as possible over the fall semester 2019 with an option to continue through the spring, summer and 2020-2021 academic year. To apply: Submit your resume to innovationcenter@abbvie.com Learn more about us at: www.abbvie.com