Internship, Fellowship, and Research Opportunities

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Acxiom

Acxiom, a leader in customer data management, identity, and the ethical use of data for more than 50 years, is looking to hire students from University of Arkansas at Little Rock for internships.

Internship Characteristics

Acxiom offers both cohort internship experiences (Spring and Summer) and occasionally off-cycle internships (depending if there is a unit at Acxiom that has a specific job need).
Juniors, Seniors, and graduate students are welcome to apply. International Students are welcome to use the CPT process/regulations to take advantage of an internship. Also Acxiom needs students from a variety of backgrounds (computing, business, data management, analytics, social sciences, etc.)
Acxiom does like to offer permanent positions to their successful, graduating Interns. Acxiom will sponsor successful international students for jobs.
Most internship positions (95% approx) require at least some in person attendance at their Conway Campus. While many interns do not need to be on the Conway Campus 5 days a week, they should expect to spend at least 2 to 3 days in residence.
Typically Acxiom will have about 30 internship job openings each recruiting season that they are hoping to fill.
Students should make sure that their resumes are complete and up to date. Also students should add dates such as when they expect to graduate from their current degree, any plans for graduate school, etc.
Acxiom has their career website, which is a good play for students to learn about the internship program and to apply for positions. Acxiom also uses Handshake and the WayUp career site

Spring Internship Recruiting Schedule

Intern job postings will appear in early September (e.g., September 2). Students should submit their resume and applications early since a number of positions (particularly the technical ones) will fill quickly to capacity.
Interviewing with candidates will take place September 9 through November 15. The Spring internship experience will start January 13, 2025 and run through May 2025 (typically ending when the semester ends).
Students are expected to work 20 hours a week.
Acxiom will be at the October DCSTEM Career Fair but students should plan on applying much earlier (i.e., early September) to have the best shot at being hired.

Summer Internship Recruiting Schedule

Intern job postings will appear in early February (e.g., February 3). Students should submit their resume and applications early since a number of positions (particularly the technical ones) will fill quickly to capacity.
Interviewing with candidates will take place February 10 through March 14. The Summer internship experience will start May 19, 2025 and run through August 2025 (typically ending around the time of summer graduation).
Students are expected to work 40 hours a week.
Acxiom will probably be at the Spring DCSTEM Career Fair but students should plan on applying much earlier to have the best shot at being hired.

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Simmons Bank

Information Security Intern

Location: Little Rock, AR

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they’re doing!
We’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

An internship at Simmons Bank provides a current college student an opportunity to receive work experience to complement their course work. The work will be related to their major or professional interest. A Simmons Sidekick will guide the intern and offer day to day advice on how to navigate the business or solve challenging problems. Simmons will benefit from the internship as real work or valuable projects are completed during the course of the internship. The bank also uses the internship experience as a way to recruit top college talent into the bank.

Summer internships will include opportunities to hear from company executives, lunch and learn sessions, networking events, fun outings and exposure to the overall company culture at Simmons Bank.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Duties could include the following:

Working on one or more key projects
Assisting with key banking tasks
process audits or reports

Qualifications:

Pursuing a degree in business or a related area of study at an accredited college or university
excellent written and verbal communication skills
outstanding time management and project management skills
Microsoft Office skills
strong attention to detail
positive attitude
fast learner
team player
interest in working at Simmons Bank.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information:
Simmons First National Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a policy of equal employment with respect to a person’s race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, covered veterans, military status, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected classifications. Simmons First National Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to Affirmative Action Programs consisting of results-oriented procedures to ensure equal employment opportunities. These programs require positive action in lieu of neutral non-discrimination and merit hiring/performance policies.

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Past Opportunities/Archive

Marjorie Lee Browne STEM Fellowship – Memphis Teacher Residency

The Memphis Teacher Residency hosts a month-long paid summer fellowship for undergraduate sophomores and juniors of color who are majoring or minoring in STEM or STEM education.

Fellows are undergraduate students of color who serve as counselors and teaching assistants in a math-focused summer camp for rising 7th and 8th graders in Memphis.

Applications will open again in the Fall 2024.

The Home Depot

Cybersecurity Internship (Remote – Summer 2024)

Internship Overview

The Home Depot’s Summer Internship program offers college students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain hands-on experience in a corporate environment. During an 11-week period from May 13- July 26, 2024, interns will be assigned to a functional team such as Supply Chain, Marketing, e-commerce, Technology, Finance, Operations, Merchandising, Outside Sales and Services, Human Resources, etc. Interns will learn more about our retail business and our corporate offices while having the opportunity to work on a pre-assigned project that impacts the function they are supporting. Additionally, interns participate in networking and development activities that set them up for success as they build their careers.

Description Of The Major/Subject Area

The Cybersecurity Intern position is an excellent opportunity to contribute to various aspects of Cybersecurity; Application Security, Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability Management, Incident Response, Risk and Compliance, Identity and Access, and Awareness. The Cybersecurity intern will work independently and in a team to support the organizational strategy and assist in expanding mature cybersecurity processes. This is a temporary role with the potential to grow into a permanent position.

Qualified applicants may be pursuing a Bachelor of Science/Business Administration with a concentration in Cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, information security, math, decision sciences, risk management, engineering or other business/technology disciplines.

CARTI

Summary:

The UA Little Rock/CARTI internship is an opportunity for a student to work on data analysis, database, software development, or related topics, depending on student skills and interests, part time throughout Spring 2024 with CARTI’s Business Intelligence unit. The intent is to combine providing an educationally useful experience with paid employment at CARTI, a well-known cancer clinic headquartered in Little Rock. Students have the option to register for a cooperative education course if they would like academic credit, and they will be compensated by UA Little Rock through a master internship agreement between UA Little Rock and CARTI.

AI Innovators

AI Innovation Fellowship in Machine Learning (Summer 2022)

The AI Innovation Fellowship in Machine Learning equips students with state-of-the-art machine learning techniques like Regression, Classification, Unsupervised Learning, Natural Language Processing, Neural Networks, and Convolutional Neural Networks. Leveraging these new tools, students build out a professional portfolio with a capstone project, AI + X, that draws on students’ unique interest and domain expertise. Engineers can integrate AI techniques into any discipline to devise intelligent solutions to practical problems. For example, students can devise AI models for object detection and navigation that are used in self-driving cars– applying domain knowledge and engineering skills to uniquely devise an impactful system used in everyday technologies. For more information, please visit inspiritinnovators.com.

DHS Data Analytics Technology Center

Our research addresses both strategic and tactical concerns of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Data Analytics Technology Center (DA-TC) is seeking candidates with a technical background in applied large-scale computing related to blockchain, cyber security, cyber threat hunting, cyber data analytics, infrastructure security, machine learning, artificial intelligence, human-machine teaming, high performance computing, homomorphic and secure multi-party computation, edge and real-time analytics, and technology policy research to address evolving mission and homeland security needs. Other applicants who have a strong interest in data analytics specific to homeland security missions are also encouraged to apply.

Why should I apply?

We offer a challenging and fast- paced environment that accommodates the exploration of new ideas that improve operational efficiency. Under the oversight of cognizant Federal personnel, participating researchers have opportunities to lead tasks, explore new research areas for DHS, and participate in networking opportunities. Our staff come from technical fields and other fields such as Policy, Economics, and Anthropology to enable multi-disciplinary approaches to problem solving.

Simmons Bank

InfoSec Intern

It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they’re doing!

We’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Summer internships will include opportunities to hear from company executives, lunch and learn sessions, networking events, fun outings and exposure to the overall company culture at Simmons Bank.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Duties could include the following

Working on one or more key projects.
Assisting with key banking tasks, process audits, or reports.

Qualifications

Pursuing a degree in business or a related area of study at an accredited college or university. Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Outstanding time management and project management skills.
Microsoft Office skills. Strong attention to detail. Positive attitude, fast learner, team player. An interest in working at Simmons Bank
Equal Employment Opportunity Information: Simmons First National Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to a policy of equal employment with respect to a person’s race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, covered veterans, military status, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected classifications. Simmons First National Corporation and its subsidiaries are committed to Affirmative Action Programs consisting of results-oriented procedures to ensure equal employment opportunities. These programs require positive action in lieu of neutral non-discrimination and merit hiring/performance policies.

Arkansas Public Service Commission

The Arkansas Public Service Commission is needing a programmer (Summer 2022 internship) to assist in developing new data entry applications.

UCA Biology

Summer 2022 undergraduate research technician positions

Dr. Hal Halvorson (www.halvorhalvorson.com) is recruiting two paid undergraduate research technicians for summer 2022 in his research laboratory in the Biology Department at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway. The successful applicants will assist with a National Science Foundation research project called STOICH (Stoichiometric Traits of Organisms In their Chemical Habitats). Our project goal is to build a national database on the distribution of elements (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and others) in aquatic organisms and their environments. The student will be based at UCA and will also collaborate with a team of scientists from multiple institutions across the United States.

Position timeline: May 23, 2022 until August 12, 2022 (dates negotiable)

Pay: $11/hour for up to 40 hours (minimum 20 hours) per week

The Washington Center

The Washington Center is a great experiential learning experience, as well as a wonderful networking opportunity for our students.
Arkansas has a scholarship to help underwrite the cost.
There are virtual internships as well as face to face internships.

ACXIOM

Tester Intern

As a Tester Intern, you will detail, investigate, communicate and suggest remedies for disputed issues/defects using defined standards while working with multi-functional teams in a highly collaborative environment. You will utilize test tools, test methodology, standard methodologies and standard quality assurance processes to deliver functional, deployable, supportable and maintainable services and products to our clients.
Are you driven, hardworking, and seeking an exciting opportunity with a phenomenal company? Undergraduate & Graduate students are encouraged to apply for Acxiom’s Internship program. This opportunity requires a minimum 20 hour/week commitment during the semester and up to 40 hours/week during breaks and summer. Students will be exposed to test methodology at one of the world’s leading marketing technology companies.

Internship details

This internship will begin immediately
You will work on-site in Conway, Arkansas for the duration of the internship. This is not a remote opportunity
20-25/week work dedication during the semester, 40 hours/week during summer and breaks
Anticipated graduation date no sooner than December 2021
Applicants for this internship position with Acxiom in the U.S. must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Acxiom (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (CPT/OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status)

What you will do

Follow the lead of mentor in building capabilities for the testing roles
Primarily engage in projects or activities that increase understanding of Acxiom products, services, and client solutions
Develop and demonstrate critical thinking capability
Learn to build test data
Learn to develop test scripts, test conditions, test procedures and desired results for one or more test plans, including product, component, assembly, or performance tests
Ability to work in a team environment

What you will need

Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s level degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field
Proven attention to detail
SQL
Exposure to UNIX and LINUX
Demonstrable skill with Microsoft Tools (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Project)
Strong academic achievement

What will set you apart

Demonstrate basic knowledge and experience utilizing core testing skills
Ability to review the testability of requirements, design, and development functions with assistance
Ability to understand the process used in creating test cases
Ability to identify low-level defects

Who are we seeking?

Top Talent & High Performers: We hire the brightest in the industry!
Innovative Collaborators: We drive operational improvements to promote efficiency and improve performance.
Future Leaders: We develop our people and promote from within.
Game Changers: We empower people to challenge the status quo and explore new possibilities.
Emotional Intelligence: We cultivate greatness both within ourselves and with others.
Hardworking Employees: We look for initiative to conquer complex challenges.

We believe in building an awesome workplace where associates feel highly motivated and want to engage every single day. It’s important to Acxiom that we invest in our culture and promote a healthy work-life balance.

As a part of Acxiom, you will join a fast paced, high-performance culture where we empower our people to do innovative, cutting-edge work. You will always be guided to do what is right.

At Acxiom, we believe in exceptionalism. We don’t seek to be mediocre, good, nor even great – we intend to be the absolute best in everything we do.

Acxiom is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE/W/M/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a person’s race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics or other protected status.