Frontier Economics is an economics consultancy that tackles the big questions facing governments, businesses and society. We help our clients to analyse and understand their markets and to formulate strategies based on sound economics. The methods and models we use are often complex, but our advice is always succinct, clear and honest.
An overview of the Junior Data Science Internship
Analysis and Problem Solving
Working independently to deliver analysis, within an overall project framework set by others, using data science tools and techniques (e.g. machine learning, NLP or econometrics) where appropriate
Communication
Providing clear explanations of your technical work, your conclusions and how they were reached.
Work management
Structuring and managing time to deliver consistently good work under conflicting challenges
Client relationships
Building regular contact through day-to- day project interactions and tailoring outputs to different clients
Frontier Ambassador
Contributing to the life of the firm beyond project work through Frontier values: Open, Interesting, Profitable and Fun
Throughout the internship you’ll be supported by an experienced mentor and your graduate ‘buddy’.
The internships will take place over Summer 2025 and will be between 8 – 12 weeks.
About You
You will:
• Be working towards/will have obtained a minimum 2:1 bachelor's and preferably a Masters, in a quantitative subject (such as data science, applied statistics, economics, mathematics) or equivalent
• Have good skills in R and the Tidyverse tools to manage, analyse, and visualise datasets. Familiarity with other tools such as Git/GitHub, Python, STATA, Mathematica/Matlab, GAMS, and PowerBI would also be desirable
• Be an effective collaborator
• Be intellectually curious and willing to learn new techniques and apply them to novel problems.
• Have exceptional communication skills (feedback skills, communicating under pressure and taking the lead where needed)
• Have an ability to meet deadlines
• Have a proven interest in learning about economics, especially those topics at the intersection of data science and economics such as causal inference, regression
modelling, microeconomics or behavioural science
• Have a fluency in English is required (a second language is also desirable, but not essential)
If any of the requirements listed do not fully apply to you, but you feel that you could bring a growth mindset to those areas, we still encourage you to apply
What you’ll get from the internship
This is a great opportunity to manage your own time to work both independently and also work collaboratively with the Data Science team and with other teams across Frontier. You’ll be able to share your technical skills with other members of the team, whilst you develop your own skills.
You’ll learn to deliver data science projects in a work environment, including working with GitHub, coding standards and quality assurance. You will source data and set our data requirements, adapting analysis based on data availability. You’ll analyse large and complex data sets and use data science tools and techniques. You will further hone your ability to break down data science concepts to others.
What you need to do next?
If you would like to apply submit your application now!
Deadline: 21st February 2025
(We would strongly encourage applicants to apply early as the vacancy may close earlier if positions are filled)
Please note that you are not required to upload a photo to your CV.
We are determined that everyone has an equal chance to join us and progress their career with Frontier. We care about creating an inclusive atmosphere and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in all its forms. Read more about our incentives here:
https://www.frontier-economics.com/uk/en/careers/equity-diversity-inclusion/
Frontier Economics is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.
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What We Do
We help companies with their biggest challenges – market strategies, regulatory reviews, competition inquiries. And we help governments design innovative policies and regulatory systems.
Economics is (nearly) everywhere and the economist’s toolkit is large. Clients are surprised at the breadth of our work. Not just the costs of supply, movements in demand, pricing and competitive dynamics. But we are also experts in finance, statistical modelling, game theory, market research and even the psychological side of economics. And we’ve worked in almost every sector imaginable, from fertilisers and oil rigs to handbags and iPads.
In some sectors, economics is so critical that we’ve also built specialist knowledge. Our powerful tools and sector knowledge are valuable. But we try not to stop there. Making an impact for clients means understanding the issues, whether it’s the commercial reality of the business; what is really driving customer behaviour; or the political context. We are also aware that our clients want clear and simple advice, from people they trust. So we place a lot of emphasis on our communications, and on human relationships. We provide complex analysis but plain language – English, German, French or Spanish.
Our reports are often used in legal proceedings and so our evidential standards are high. We never “write to order”. Our work is respected because we are independent and obsessive about the truth.
We work with clients all over the world and have offices in Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Dublin, Madrid, London and Paris. Our sister company in Australia works from Sydney and Melbourne
