Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Closing Date: 12 October 2023
South African Reserve Bank (SARB): Graduate Internship Programme 2023 / 2024
Graduates will be placed in the Business Solutions and Technology Department (BSTD) at the SARB from February to December 2024.
During the programme, graduates will attend various learning interventions, including technical training as they will be assigned to a business department where they will work on unique and complex business problems, while keeping the section about attending learning interventions at the SARB Academy. The programme offers opportunities for a Data Science track.
Position Title: Data Science Intern
Requirements:
Candidates must have a postgraduate qualification or be in the process of completing a postgraduate qualification in one of the following fields:
- Statistics.
- Applied Mathematics
- Information Technology (IT)
- Engineering
- Data Science.
- Economics with Econometrics. (would be advantageous)
- Business Mathematics and Informatics.
- Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence.
- Predictive Analytics Modelling.
- Coding with R and Python.
Prospective candidates must:
- be South African citizens;
- be curious, innovative and self-motivated individuals with strong analytical skills;
- have a proven track record of academic excellence, with an overall average mark of 65% and above;
- have excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
NB. Advantageous: evidence of participation in data science competitions (e.g. Kaggle) or contributions to projects on GitHub/Gitlab (would be an added advantage).
How to Apply
Apply Online for the South African Reserve Bank (SARB): Graduate Internship Programme 2023 / 2024
