University of Maryland | Hiring | Data Scientist | College Park, MD | United States | BigDataKB.com | 12 Oct 2022

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Job Location: College Park, MD

Posting Details

Posting Details

Position Number:
127664

Title:
Faculty Specialist

Functional Title:
Data Scientist

Category Status:
15-Fac.Non-Tenured,Continuing Con

Applicant Search Category:
Faculty

University Authorized FTE:
100

Unit:
SPHL-Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health

Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

Background Checks

Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.

Vaccine Protocol

The University of Maryland has made the safety of our students, faculty and staff, and our surrounding communities a top priority. As part of that commitment, the University requires that students, faculty, and staff on the UMD campus be vaccinated against COVID-19. As a prospective and/or a new employee at UMD, you will be required to comply with the University’s vaccination protocol. Proof of full vaccination will be required before the start of employment in order to work at any University of Maryland location. Prospective or new employees may seek a medical or religious exemption to the vaccination requirement at return.umd.edu and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment. Failure to provide proof of vaccination or to obtain approval for a medical or religious exemption will result in the offer of employment being rescinded.

Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Data Scientist will work closely with the various members of the Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH) team and T.H.E. EJ lab led by Dr. Sacoby Wilson, a national expert on environmental justice and community science. The Data Scientist will assist in a wide variety of tasks related to data analysis and management.

This position’s responsibilities will include:

  • Building user friendly data platforms for community science and environmental justice applications.
  • Performing data analysis to identify trends followed by a variety of techniques (such as data mining, statistical analysis etc.). This may include the use of Big Data Analytics.
  • Identifying and using appropriate analytical methods including logistic and linear regression models for data analysis.
  • Developing and implementing data quality assurance procedures to ensure validity and reliability of study results.
  • Data cleaning, processing, visualization, management, and interpretation.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
  • PhD or Master’s Degree.


Experience:
  • Experience in app development (React Native, NativeScript) including UI and production.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience post-training.
  • Experience in database management.
  • Experience in building data platforms.
  • Experience in machine learning.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Familiarity with a variety of programming languages such as Python, SQL, C++, and/or JavaScript, Swift, Kotlin to write code.
  • Expertise in SAS, R, Stata, and other statistical software.

Preferences:
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • Understanding of environmental health and environmental justice issues.

Additional Certifications:

Additional Information:
This is an $80,000 a year, salaried, full-time position.

Posting Date:
09/08/2022

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled
Yes

Best Consideration Date
09/30/2022

Physical Demands

Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.




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