The MWRA Environmental Quality-Water Group at Southborough has an immediate opening for an intern to provide technical programming support for projects in reporting, analysis and visualization. Works under the supervision of a Program Manager.
RESPONSIBILITES:
- Research and test report generation tools that will allow fully automated integration of various water quality data sources into one report.
- Develop scripts (Python, Matlab or similar programming language) to automate analysis and data visualizations for real time time-series data.
- Develop scripts using Python, MATLAB or similar tools to automate report generation.
- Write and verify data queries using SQL to interrogate relational databases for business use cases.
- Assist with various other water quality data collection, analysis and modeling projects as skills and time allow.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- At least three years of college in an accredited degree program in science, environmental science, or public health or in chemical, environmental, or civil engineering.
- Must be currently enrolled in a degree program or a recent graduate. If a recent graduate, graduation within six months of internship start.
- Scholastic or practical experience with data management, scientific data analysis, treatment plant operations, analytical laboratory practices, and/or field measurements preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Experience with at least one scientific analysis package or programming language (Python, R, and Matlab) is required; capability in more than one is preferred.
- Experience with relational databases and SQL (Oracle and/or Maria db etc.,) strongly preferred.
- Some familiarity with statistics and/or GIS preferred.
- Experience with web development preferred.
- Good communication skills required.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Work Location: MWRA, Western Operations, 270 Boston Road, Southborough, MA
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00am 4:00pm
Time Frame: May-August
How to Apply:
Apply online at www.mwra.com.