Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Job: Data Scientist for SDG Innovation Lab (re-advertisement) at UNDP Armenia Office Company

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Type: Full Time

Deadline: 08-Feb-18 00:00:00

Salary:

Description
The Armenia National SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Innovation Lab is looking for a Data Scientist who will have a substantial contribution to the operations of the Lab. The incumbent, under the direct supervision and guidance of the SDG Lab Lead, overall supervision and endorsement of the SDG Barometer Task Force, in close cooperation with involved stakeholders and other technical teams, shall perform the responsibilities listed below:

Responsibilities
- Conduct in-depth investigations leveraging large and complex data sets using advanced statistical methodologies and tools;
- Write machine learning algorithms to perform text mining of various sources and documents;
- Research and identify the best cases of the application of data mining, predictive analytics and machine learning tools for policymaking worldwide;
- Research the data ecosystem of the Republic of Armenia and suggest an action plan for advancing the data analytics service line.

RequiredQualifications
Education: 
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related technical field. 

Experience: 
- At least 1 year of statistical modeling and/ or machine learning experience;
- Experience with large data sets, data mining, clustering, forecasting, deep learning and distributed algorithms is highly desirable;
- Strong coding and scripting skills. Proficiency in R, Python, Matlab or other related software package is strongly required;
- Portfolio of previous projects is a strong plus. 

Languages:
- Excellent written and spoken knowledge of Armenian and English languages; knowledge of Russian language is an asset.

Benefits

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