Data Science Internship / Working Student

Company Description

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a globally leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protection in the building sector and industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 103 countries around the world, produces in over 400 factories, and develops innovative technologies for customers worldwide. In doing so, it plays a crucial role in enabling the transformation of the construction and transportation industries toward greater environmental compatibility. In 2024, Sika’s around 33,000 employees generated annual sales of CHF 11.76 billion.

Job Description

For our Web- & eCommerce Team we are looking for an additional member, who can be a full-time intern as well as staying with us longer term as a part-time working student.

As we have multiple different projects, we are able to offer interesting topics for students who are looking to gain some experience in fields such as; data science and data engineering, business analysis, and other technical fields in order to create business applications and automate processes.

Example Assignments

• Functional and semantic similarity modelling for chemical products
• Recommendation/ranking algorithms for eCommerce platform
• Exposing training materials with interactive chatbots
• Website parsing with AI avoiding hallucinations and information loss
  
  

What We Offer

• Dynamic and fun team
• Multicultural environment
• Working with senior tech leads
• Visibility to IT management if that is perceived motivating
• Well defined projects in case school requires formal documentations for credit(s)
  
  

Qualifications

Basic understanding of:

• at least one programming/scripting language
• database technologies and a query language
• data engineering and science basics
  
  

Soft Skills

• Willingness to learn
• Enjoyment of problem solving
• English language is needed, German/Spanish knowledge is advantage
  
  

Additional Information

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We look forward to your direct online application.