Senior Data Scientist - AI & Thematic Analysis for Education

University of New South Wales; Sydney; On-site; AUD 119,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% Superannuation

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Job summary

University of New South Wales in Sydney seeks a Senior Data Scientist to leverage advanced data science and AI for improving student feedback analytics. You will focus on Thematic Analysis tools and ML models, driving insights for teaching and learning improvements.

The role collaborates with the Educational Data & Insights team and is anchored in the MyExperience reporting solution. Flexible work arrangements and strong development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, AI or related fields; PhD would be highly regarded.
• Advanced programming in Python and SQL with data science libraries.
• Experience developing, deploying and evaluating ML and GenAI models.
• Strong statistical analysis and justification of methods.

Responsibilities

• Conduct rigorous experimentation and deep-dive analyses to extract insights from student feedback data.
• Lead development, evaluation and improvement of AI/ML tools and automations (Thematic Analysis + LLMs).
• Coach junior colleagues through reviews of methods, code and results.
• Keep abreast of Generative AI advances and apply them to university strategies.

Skills

Python

SQL

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Pandas

NumPy

Power BI

Azure Databricks

Copilot Studio

Education

PhD preferred

Tools

Azure Databricks

Power BI

Power Platform

Job description

University of New South Wales in Sydney seeks a Senior Data Scientist to leverage advanced data science and AI for improving student feedback analytics. You will focus on Thematic Analysis tools and ML models, driving insights for teaching and learning improvements.

The role collaborates with the Educational Data & Insights team and is anchored in the MyExperience reporting solution. Flexible work arrangements and strong development opportunities are offered.