Location: | Edinburgh |
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Salary: | £32,982 to £38,205 per annum - UE06 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 24th September 2024 |
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Closes: | 14th October 2024 |
Job Ref: | 11298 |
12-month Fixed Term Contract, with potential for extension.
SEBI-Livestock is a dynamic and innovative organisation tasked with improving data and evidence in low- and middle-income countries to support better informed decision making. We provide an extensive data driven monitoring and learning service to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in tracking their livestock investments. In addition, we convene a large livestock data network, Livestock Data for Decisions (LD4D) to help achieve common goals.
We are seeking a methodological, rigorous and service-oriented individual to support data processing in SEBI-L and provide data support services to deliver to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The post-holder will write code that is scalable, tested and validated to process project data.
The postholder will work on two project areas:
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This role will play a crucial part in supporting the SEBI-L team in transforming and importing livestock data into the SEBI-L platform.
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Within this role, there is an opportunity to develop data visualization skills and to work on projects in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing.
This position is based within SEBI-Livestock, the Centre for Supporting Evidence Based Interventions in Livestock, which is hosted by the Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh. SEBI-Livestock offers a collaborative, fast-paced environment with opportunities for learning, growth and the chance to contribute to addressing real-world challenges.
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