Job Postings: Minnesota Twins Baseball Operations Internships
Position: Minnesota Twins Baseball Operations Internships
Location: Minneapolis
Description:
The Minnesota Twins are seeking interns for three different positions:
- Intern, Baseball Operations: March 2018 through October 2018
- Intern, Baseball Operations-Research and Development: March 2018 through October 2018
- Intern, Baseball Operations (Summer Internship): Mid-May/Early June 2018 through Late August/Early September 2018
Responsibilities:
- Support the Research and Development Department by delivering tools and research that improve decision-making processes for the breadth of Baseball Operations personnel.
- Evaluate and build statistically rigorous models to aid and inform in a variety of areas of baseball operations, including: amateur scouting, advance scouting, player development, and player acquisition.
Qualifications:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Advance knowledge of sabermetric methods and analytical tools (machine learning, data visualization, etc.) is preferred.
- Sense of intellectual curiosity and a penchant for explaining technical solutions to a non-technical audience.
- Valid Driver’s License.
- Majors in Operations Research, Math, Statistics, Economics, Physics, Engineering, Biomechanics, and Psychology.
- Experience with SQL Databases or statistical packages, such as R and Python (preferred).
To Apply:
Please apply here.
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Twins stole the White Sox email address I guess lol. Interesting way to try to grab a competitive advantage.
Oops, my fault. That’s fixed now.