Hybrid Data Scientist — Educational Analytics & Student Insight

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical and retirement benefits

Hybrid work model

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 in Polokwane, Limpopo, is seeking a Data Scientist specializing in Educational Analytics to derive actionable insights from student data. The role combines data collection, modeling, and stakeholder communication in a hybrid Polokwane-based setting with remote work options.

You will design experiments, build predictive models for student success, and present results to product and education teams. Strong Python/R, SQL, and visualization skills are essential.

Qualifications

• A Master's or Ph.D. degree in Data Science, Statistics, CS, Mathematics, or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of professional data science/analytics experience, educational data preferred.
• Proficiency in Python or R and libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow.
• Strong SQL skills for data extraction and manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and preprocess large educational datasets from platforms and student interactions.
• Develop statistical models and ML algorithms to analyze performance, engagement, and learning patterns.
• Design and conduct A/B tests to evaluate interventions and features.
• Create visualizations and dashboards to communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and instructional designers on key metrics.
• Build predictive models for student success and personalized learning paths.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Data visualization

Statistics

Machine learning

Experiment design

Communication

Education

Master's or PhD in Data Science

Tools

Pandas

NumPy

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

Tableau

Job description

Placements24 in Polokwane, Limpopo, is seeking a Data Scientist specializing in Educational Analytics to derive actionable insights from student data. The role combines data collection, modeling, and stakeholder communication in a hybrid Polokwane-based setting with remote work options.

You will design experiments, build predictive models for student success, and present results to product and education teams. Strong Python/R, SQL, and visualization skills are essential.