Data Scientist / Research Officer

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Southwark; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Surrey is seeking a Data Scientist and Research Officer in the Technical & Experimental team to support an InnovateUK-funded project with Aviasenze, the Pirbright Institute and Hay Farms. The role covers data collection, analysis and reporting for multiple stakeholders, plus software development.

The position is hybrid with significant on-site presence, and can be full or part time. Experience of data governance and avian data is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of data collection, storage, analysis and data governance.
• Experience working with crop cards and avian data.
• Experience with Excel macros.
• Experience with Python.
• Experience with PyTorch.

Responsibilities

• Support data collection and analysis for the poultry health monitoring project
• Report data to multiple stakeholders with differing information needs
• Develop software, including front and back end applications

Skills

Data analysis

Data governance

Software development

Python

PyTorch

Excel macros

Stakeholder reporting

Tools

Python

PyTorch

Excel

Job description

This Data Scientist and Research Officer post sits in the Technical & Experimental team at the University of Surrey, supporting an InnovateUK-funded project with Aviasenze, the Pirbright Institute and Hay Farms. The work covers data collection, analysis and reporting for several stakeholders, plus some software development. The project uses acoustic monitoring to give early warning of ill health in poultry flocks; the role is hybrid with significant on-site presence, and can be full or part time. Experience of data governance and avian data is essential.

What the job involves

• Support data collection and analysis for the poultry health monitoring project
• Report data to multiple stakeholders with differing information needs
• Develop software, including front and back end applications

What’s required

Experience

• Experience of data collection, storage, analysis and data governance
• Experience working with crop cards and avian data

Nice to have

• Experience in a farming or bird wildlife context
• On-farm experience
• Experience with Excel macros
• Experience with Python
• Experience with PyTorch