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New jobs in sports analytics! 2026 Big Data Bowl Mentorship Program

A new Big Data Bowl is coming, the best entry point to the industry

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🚀 Jobs metric: 175 new jobs in the last two weeks!! 🚀 

New  jobs is Sports

The Minnesota Twins uploaded a bunch of internships at the end of last week. Rush to check them if you are just learning about them!

I’ve noticed more data engineering jobs in the last week and data analytics ones in different areas.

Data science roles appeared too, not too many but well established. I’m sharing the Dodgers opportunity below but others like Cleveland Guardians and Epic games had too.

Jobs for you:

2026 Big Data Bowl Mentorship Program

NFL Big Data Bowl Mentorship (2026) - Remember, deadline is this Wed

Kickstart (or level up) your football analytics career with a 1:1 mentorship from NFL team/league analysts and vendors. From Sep 2025–Feb 2026, you’ll meet monthly, join group seminars (life on a team, vendor work, media/business analytics, grad school), and build a public Big Data Bowl submission. Standout work may be featured on NFL Football Ops or presented to analysts from all 32 teams. Python or R required. Priority to underrepresented groups in sports analytics/STEM.

Don’t forget: Applications close Wednesday, Sept 17, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. EDT
Apply → https://operations.nfl.com/gameday/analytics/big-data-bowl/big-data-bowl-mentorship-program/

Why it’s worth it

  • Direct access to seasoned NFL analysts (real feedback, real network).

  • Structured timeline + monthly training to ship a portfolio-ready project.

  • Clear runway to visibility: virtual presentation to all clubs.

Quick specs

  • Format: 1:1 mentorship + monthly seminars

  • Duration: Sep ’25 → Feb ’26

  • Deliverable: Public BDB submission

  • Who: Quant-ready newcomers; priority for underrepresented groups; comfortable in Python/R

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