Data Scientist - 4509
- Data Scientist
- Other places
- $130 K - $200 K
- Full Time
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CV Submission until 03.11.2023
We are looking for a Data Scientist (4509) to work for our client, the European Commission, remotely.
Job Responsibilities
- Identify relationships and connections between area errors, claimed interventions, and payment decisions.
- Identify key factors behind area errors (e.g., terrain, parcel size and shape, etc.) and analyze their statistical distribution.
- Generate overall statistics of the data submitted by member states applying the Union level methodology in the context of Qa4CAP.
- Contribute to the gradual improvement of the above-mentioned Union-level methodology by performing sensitivity analysis, parameter calibration, and optimization of various elements of the methodology.
- Analyze how the sample size affects the estimation of the area error.
- Identify spatial patterns and temporal trends.
- Ensure that the data on the quality assessments submitted by Member States are complete and consistent.
- Collaborate with the Qa4CAP team in the structuring and improvement of the spatial database.
- Collaborate with the Qa4CAP team in the development of a statistical framework for the Union level methodology and in other analyses.
- Write technical reports.
- Contribute to scientific papers.
Job Requirements
- Excellent knowledge of Statistics and spatial statistics
- Excellent ability to process, combine, and analyze spatial data
- Excellent knowledge of a programming language (Python or R) for data analysis
- Good knowledge of data mining
- Basic knowledge of GIS tools
- Basic knowledge of remote sensing products to monitor agriculture
- Basic knowledge of relational databases
- Good communication skills in English, both verbally and in written form
- Experience in the production of scientific and technical documentation (in English)
- Ability to work with the confidentiality required by the sensitivity of the project
Specific Expertise
- Expertise in data science (statistics, data mining) and statistical tools or languages (R, Python)
- At least 3 years of specific expertise in spatial data analysis
- At least 3 years of specific expertise in relational databases (e.g., PostreSQL)
European Union nationality is mandatory for most of our job openings, but for some we can also consider CVs that carry a work permit in the location where the client is, or the job should be performed
WHO ARE WE?
VASS () is a leading digital solutions group of companies headquartered in Madrid, Spain, present in 26 countries in Europe, the Americas, and Asia with more than 4,700 professionals.
VASS helps large companies in their digital transformation process, developing and executing the most innovative and scalable projects, from strategy to operations.
All our growth comes from our talented people, passion for innovation, and a constant search for improvement, always the VASS way: "Complex made simple".
