Research Assistant in Geospatial Data Science

Based at Oxford Population Health (Nuffield Department of Population Health), the Demographic Science Unit (DSU) is at the forefront of demographic research that aids society, government and industry. The DSU is home to the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, an interdisciplinary research centre funded by the Leverhulme Trust and directed by Professor Melinda Mills which aims to disrupt and realign how we measure and model populations by infusing new types of data, methods and unconventional approaches to tackle the most challenging demographic problems of our time.

We are seeking a Research Assistant to provide support for data wrangling of geospatial data. You will be responsible for several duties such as managing your own research and administrative activities, selecting and adapting geospatial GIS data to populate a geospatial database and undertake comprehensive and systematic data source reviews.

To be considered you will hold a Masters degree in a relevant subject, have some relevant research experience and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in geospatial data wrangling using both vector and raster data. You will have excellent communication skills including the ability to write text that can be published, present material data at meetings and conferences, and represent the research group at meetings.

This is post is part-time, fixed term post for 1 year.

The closing date for applications is noon on 14 November 2024.

You will be required to upload a CV and a cover letter as part of your online application. The cover letter should clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description.

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