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Job Summary
Responsibilities
Supports projects and carries out activities to advance goals and objectives.
Conducts scientific literature reviews.
Collaborates with Principal Investigator and team to develop and implement novel research algorithms.
Engages with research community and disseminates research.
Collects, organizes, and may analyze information from the University's various internal data systems as well as from external sources.
Maintains and analyzes statistical models using general knowledge of best practices in machine learning and statistical inference. Performs maintenance on large and complex research and administrative datasets. Responds to requests and engages other IT resources as needed.
May assist staff or faculty members with data manipulation, statistical applications, programming, analysis and modeling on a scheduled or ad-hoc basis.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.---
Work Experience:
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Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Experience:
At least three (3) years of professional experience writing code in an interpreted language, such as Python or Javascript.
Experience communicating results through writing and presentations, both in and out of one’s own discipline.
Knowledge of software development best practices and commonly used tools.
Demonstrated experience in software engineering, applied machine learning and/or advanced statistical methods.
Demonstrated record of success working at the intersection of environment, human rights and data science.
Experience participating in open source software development and significant contributions to open source projects are also highly valued in this role.
Expertise in probability theory, linear algebra, and statistics.
Familiarity with data analysis, visualization, and statistical inference techniques.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and Matlab.
Application Documents
Resume (required)
Cover Letter (preferred)
When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Role Impact
FLSA Status
Pay Frequency
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Benefits Eligible
Drug Test Required
Health Screen Required
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
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