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.