Chicago, IL, USA
1 day ago
Research Scholar - Statistics (Summer 2026)

At United, we offer internships, co-ops, and full-time opportunities for early career professionals. In any role, you’re a key member of our team, contributing to real projects that help move the business forward while gaining hands-on experience, growing your professional skill set, and connecting with industry leaders. You’ll also have a chance to build community through our employee-run Business Resource Groups, participate in industry conferences, and enjoy unlimited standby travel anywhere we fly.

The Analytics and Innovation (Ai) team at United Airlines works to innovate, transform, and solve complexbusiness problems resulting in significant and measurable enterprise impact through the application ofdeep cross-functional business expertise and advanced analytics. We work with business and technologypartners across the enterprise (e.g. Airport Operations, Contact Centers, Network Planning, RevenueManagement, Digital Products, Human Resources, etc.) to influence strategic decisions, enterprise strategy,businessprocess, and to help connect the dots across the enterprise. We aim to be an organization withwhom and within everyone loves to work​

Statistics experts within Ai partner with business areas to generate practical solutions to complex problems by leveraging big data, explore new business alternatives and drive improvement in business decisions through innovations, research development, and product knowledge. The team integrates mathematical modeling and analysis to critical financial, operational and/or strategic planning decisions.

Interns are fully immersed in our culture and given meaningful project work. Interns leverage their skills to support value-added projects across many of United’s departments.

At United, we offer internships, co-ops, and full-time opportunities for early career professionals. In any role, you’re a key member of our team, contributing to real projects that help move the business forward while gaining hands-on experience, growing your professional skill set, and connecting with industry leaders. You’ll also have a chance to build community through our employee-run Business Resource Groups, participate in industry conferences, and enjoy unlimited standby travel anywhere we fly.

The Analytics and Innovation (Ai) team at United Airlines works to innovate, transform, and solve complexbusiness problems resulting in significant and measurable enterprise impact through the application ofdeep cross-functional business expertise and advanced analytics. We work with business and technologypartners across the enterprise (e.g. Airport Operations, Contact Centers, Network Planning, RevenueManagement, Digital Products, Human Resources, etc.) to influence strategic decisions, enterprise strategy,businessprocess, and to help connect the dots across the enterprise. We aim to be an organization withwhom and within everyone loves to work​

Statistics experts within Ai partner with business areas to generate practical solutions to complex problems by leveraging big data, explore new business alternatives and drive improvement in business decisions through innovations, research development, and product knowledge. The team integrates mathematical modeling and analysis to critical financial, operational and/or strategic planning decisions.

Interns are fully immersed in our culture and given meaningful project work. Interns leverage their skills to support value-added projects across many of United’s departments.

Must be a current master’s or PhD student in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Industrial Engineering or a related field (Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Industrial Engineering or a related field) with at least one semester left after the summer endsExcellent verbal and written communicationKnowledge of modeling toolkits such as SAS, Python, R, OPL, CPLEX, VBA, or similarAbility to work in Unix/Linux platforms with languages including C/C , Java, Python, or similarCreativity and innovative thinking in developing solutions to complex business problemsAbility to document and present technical information from the business problem definition to the implementation stage in a way that effectively addresses varying levels of management and different audiencesStrong interpersonal skills with a focus on teamworkSuccessful completion of the interview is required to meet job qualificationReliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

Positions are based in Chicago, IL

Must be a current master’s or PhD student in Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Industrial Engineering or a related field (Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Industrial Engineering or a related field) with at least one semester left after the summer endsExcellent verbal and written communicationKnowledge of modeling toolkits such as SAS, Python, R, OPL, CPLEX, VBA, or similarAbility to work in Unix/Linux platforms with languages including C/C , Java, Python, or similarCreativity and innovative thinking in developing solutions to complex business problemsAbility to document and present technical information from the business problem definition to the implementation stage in a way that effectively addresses varying levels of management and different audiencesStrong interpersonal skills with a focus on teamworkSuccessful completion of the interview is required to meet job qualificationReliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

Positions are based in Chicago, IL

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