ATASS Summer Internship - 2025

🌍 Oxygen House, Exeter, Devon Summer Internship (7 weeks)

💰 £460 per week plus accommodation included

🕒 Temporary (7 weeks). Full time (40 hours)

🚨 Closing date for applications - 09:00am on Sunday 5th January 2025 🚨

🚨 Online Testing - you have 2 weeks after the invitation is sent to complete the online test 🚨
🚨 Assessment days will be end of Jan - mid Feb 2025 based at our offices in Exeter 🚨

About the Role

We are looking for inquisitive undergraduates to join us for a seven-week internship from Monday 7^th July to Friday 22^nd August 2025.

During the internship, you’ll be working in small teams on a variety of different sporting projects. Most of the work will be done in the statistical programming language R. No previous experience in R is necessary, as full training will be provided during the first week of the programme.

Previous intern projects have covered a wide variety of topics, including:

• Predicting results in the English Premier League
• Developing an effective method for modelling kick difficulty in rugby union
• Modelling player accuracy in darts
• Investigating the effect of breaking first in snooker

We're looking for second or third year students studying mathematics, computer science, or a closely related numerical subject, who are enthusiastic problem solvers.

We are particularly seeking those with excellent mathematical and/or programming skills who are have an interest in applying these skills to model and forecast the results of sports events.

Benefits of working with us

At heart, the ATASS Sports philosophy is that our employees should enjoy an excellent work/life balance and an exemplary working environment designed to meet their needs.

We have fantastic facilities at Oxygen House in Exeter, including free plant-based meals 🍽️, unlimited drinks ☕, gym, activities and sports classes 👟, social and charity events🤝 ...and more. 

About us

Our story began in 1998 when Mark Dixon, a university statistics lecturer, decided to set up a one-man-band consultancy, offering statistical modelling and research services. Featuring near the top of a Yellow Pages listing was a priority at the time and led to Mark opting for 'Advanced Training and Statistical Services,' or ATASS for short. Increasingly, his love of football led him to take on more and more sports-related work, and, by 2001, he and a handful of colleagues were working under the new identity of ATASS Sports.

We are a leader in the field of the application of statistical modelling in sports. We have created and continue to develop a collection of statistical and mathematical models that allow sporting outcomes to be predicted with unparalleled accuracy. Click here to read more about us!

Our recruitment process

If you’re interested in this position then please click ‘apply for this job’, which will direct you to our application page.

Closing date for applications - 5th January 2025 at 09:00, however early application is advised as the role will close if we receive sufficient applications for the role. 

Completion of online test - Approx. 2 weeks after initial review of application  We'll use a combination of your online test results, application and CV to shortlist for our assessment day. An additional recruitment call stage may be added if we receive a high number of applicants.

If you have any questions, require a different method of application, or there's any way we can support you in our recruitment process then please contact us – 📧 recruitment@atass-sports.co.uk 

We look forward to hearing from you 👋

ATASS Sports is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

ATASS Sports does not hold a licence to sponsor visas. Therefore, any job offers subsequently made would be conditional on the employee:

• Having the right to work in the UK or
• Obtaining and maintaining appropriate immigration status.