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Data Scientist, Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) -- Georgetown University
About Us:
Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) - under the Walsh School of Foreign Service - is seeking applications for a Data Scientist . CSET is a research organization focused on studying the security impacts of emerging technologies, supporting academic work in security and technology studies, and delivering nonpartisan analysis to technologists and policymakers. CSET currently focuses on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and biotechnology. CSET's data team composed of Data Scientists, Data Research Analysts, and others is essential to CSET's development of evidence -driven analytic products , visualizations, and tools. We are located in Washington DC, near Union Station.
About the Role:
Data Scientists work with Data Research Analysts and Analysis Team Members (Fellows and Analysts) to explore research questions leveraging CSET's unique data holdings.
The Data Scientist will report to CSET's Director of Data Science and Research and have responsibility for:
Devising and executing data processing techniques for large datasets using Python and SQL;
Proposing, evaluating, and implementing solutions to add value to datasets and enable new analytic capabilities;
Ingesting structured and unstructured datasets into Google Cloud Platform (GCP);
Collaborating with Research Fellows and other CSET staff to develop research ideas and designs and identify appropriate datasets;
Interpreting results and drawing valid inferences from data to support CSET research and publications; and
Communicating substantive findings from data for policy audiences, via accessible visualizations, written outputs, and presentations.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field like economics, mathematics, computer science, or engineering, or related area of study;
2 years of quantitative or statistical analysis experience - building data intuition, solving problems using data, and providing practical insight using data;
2 years of experience with SQL;
2 years of experience with Python;
Ability to process and analyze datasets, and to interpret them to make decisions;
Ability to manage a project delivery scope, schedule, and cost;
Ability to excel in a highly collaborative team environment;
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, demonstrated through the development of publications and delivery of presentations;
Experience with advanced approaches to statistics and data-driven model development; and
Motivated, enthusiastic and self-guided.
We welcome experience working with data in multiple human languages, and reading fluency in languages other than English.
This Data Scientist position is based in the United States and offers no relocation assistance. This position is not eligible for a specialty-occupation sponsorship and, accordingly, this position requires that all applicants be legally eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship from Georgetown University.
Application upload requirements:
Cover letter that explains your interest in CSET and this role, as well as a resume or CV
Please make sure that your cover letter or your resume (or both) includes a link to a GitHub repo or other publicly available example of recent data work.
Work Mode: Hybrid 3 Days. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position's mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University's mode of work designations for staff and AAP positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources Mode of Work Designation .
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