Date Scientist

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate engagement with GFW research partners by managing communications, organizing workshops, and tracking projects and impacts.
  
• Outreach designed to assist partners and the public with accessing and understanding GFW data, including developing webinars, tutorials, and code libraries.
• Provide data science capacity, such as developing queries, models, and visualizations that support novel research projects for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Provide technical support for developing, advancing, and publishing GFW datasets.
• Analyze large amounts of data from various sources, such as vessel activity, identity, and satellite imagery to identify trends, anomalies, and insights.
• Assist with data labeling to expand and improve training datasets.
• Quality assurance of key data pipelines and research tables and coordinating their effective use by internal teams and external partners.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, ecology, or a related field
• Highly organized, analytical, detail-oriented, and self-motivated
• Experience engaging with academic researchers
• Demonstrated experience and data science skills with Python or R
• Ability to work with large datasets and visualize data effectively
• Experience with version control software and collaboration tools such as git and GitHub
• Ability to work efficiently to a very high standard of detail while managing multiple priorities
• Willingness to take ownership of projects and effectively communicate updates in a transparent and proactive manner