Research Data Scientist

Department

RINL Research Computing Center

About the Department

The University of Chicago Research Computing Center (RCC), a unit in the Office of Research, provides high-end research computing resources to researchers at the University of Chicago. It is dedicated to enabling research by providing access to centrally managed High Performance Computing (HPC), storage, and visualization resources. These resources include hardware, software, high-level scientific and technical user support, and the education and training required to help researchers make full use of modern HPC technology and local and national supercomputing resources. The Office of Research oversees the conduct of sponsored research, research program development, and contract management functions. The Office of Research works closely with individual scholars, departments, and divisions to encourage, seed, and coalesce research across the University.

Job Summary

The job develops software to support the data acquisition, ingestion, and integration for research projects. Assists in the development of user interfaces and scalable back-end services to automate and accelerate the scientific output of multi-institutional research projects. The Research Data Scientist will work on a range of projects, including a study on representation of race and gender in education.

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains and supports data analysis pipelines that include data collection, data management, data transformation (e.g., converting images into other data types), data analysis and documentation. Primary data will be text data.
• Implements NLP algorithms, summarizes findings and generates study results and figures.
• Independently proposes and executes practical solutions to research challenges. This includes working closely with faculty to identify, develop, and implement useful computational methods and resources that support or advance their research.
• Develops, installs and tests scientific software in support of research goals.
• Prepares and contributes contents to manuscripts and presentations.
• Manages data collection and storage.
• Develops and presents technical training materials and web-based documentation. Ensures timely systems support and updates. Assists in conducting information security assessments and risk analysis of computing environment.
• Evaluates past and present technologies to help develop new tools. Ensures all the new tools have been through quality control reviews.
• Performs other related work as needed.
  

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Proficiency in a scripting language (e.g. Python).
• Knowledge of text analysis, including natural language processing and data mining.
• Experience with Linux/Unix.
• Experience with tools such as Github.
• Knowledge of cross-modal analysis, a plus.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g. C /C, Julia).
• Knowledge of SQL.
• Experience with running computational jobs on high-end computing systems.
• Understand and translate researchers' scientific goals into computational requirements.
• Identify and gain expertise in appropriate new technologies and/or software tools.

Preferred Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills.
• Function as part of an interactive team.
• Self-starter with strong ability to work independently.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving ability.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
  

Job Family

Research

Role Impact

Individual Contributor

FLSA Status

Exempt

Pay Frequency

Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours

37.5

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Requires Compliance with University Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement

Yes

Drug Test Required

No

Health Screen Required

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

No

Posting Statement

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