Research Associate Data Scientist

Salary - £31,942-£33,896
Hybrid working (50/50) 
Permanent 
Wallingford (Oxfordshire) based 
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply early. 

Join the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Research Associate Data Scientist to join the Biodiversity Monitoring and Analysis Group within the Biodiversity and Land Use Science Area, at, Wallingford. The successful candidate will have experience in quantitative and computational methods, and a keen interest in the natural environment and data science. In this role you will be working to collate and analyse data collected by professional and citizen scientists and helping to develop new systems to collect, analyse and curate biodiversity data. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in a range of projects that intersect ecological research and data science developments, including collaborating with researchers across Europe. You will join a team of scientists that uses national datasets, data science methods, and AI-assisted hardware, to develop approaches to understand and model the impacts of environmental change on biodiversity, ecosystems and the services they provide.  

As a Research Associate at UKCEH, you’ll be supported with a three-year training plan at the start of your career.  As well as on-the-job training...