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Junior Data Scientist (Graduate)

Employer
UCAS
Location
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Salary
undisclosed
Closing date
13 Jun 2021

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Specialism
Science / Research
Sector
Unspecified
Role Type
Graduate, Other work and training
Start Date
Immediate
Duration
12-18 months

Job Details

Job purpose:
In this role you will participate fully in the Data Science graduate programme, working closely with experienced Data Scientists within one or more of the analytical teams at UCAS. You’ll be provided with full training and support from experts and given the opportunity to work on your own project and to present your findings to senior staff. You will have exposure to a variety of Data Science roles and be involved in solving real problems from the outset, gaining the full range of skills to progress your career.

Key accountabilities:
To participate fully in the graduate programme, including training in analytical coding and working collaboratively across Data Science teams to gain a broad range of skills
To communicate effectively with both specialist and non-technical colleagues to understand customer requirements, and presenting and explaining your work to them
To take part actively in regular business unit, team and one-to-one meetings
To learn and use analytical software (R and/or Python) to create data structures, analysis and meaningful insights
To create high quality and trustworthy structured code and outputs that deliver real value to customers


Skills, qualifications, and experience:
An undergraduate degree with strong quantitative skills
High grade(s) at A level in Maths or a physical science
Some experience of working with R or Python is desirable
Exceptional levels of numerate, analytical and logical thinking
A natural curiosity and drive to find things out that really matter from data
A collaborative and inquisitive nature
A motivated individual who ‘owns’ and takes pride in their work

Company

UCAS is at the heart of connecting people to higher education.

UCAS is the world’s leading shared admissions service for higher education. We provide application services for UK universities and colleges as well as delivering a wide range of research, consultancy and advisory services to schools, colleges, careers services, professional bodies and employers. Our services support young people making post-16 choices, as well as those applying for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

What we do- in more detail.

In 2019, our UCAS Undergraduate admissions service handled 2.79 million applications from 706,435 UK, EU, and international students. We’re proud to have helped 541,240 students secure a full-time place at one of 337 universities and colleges across the UK.

We also provide information, advice, and admissions services for UK conservatoires (UCAS Conservatoires), for Initial Teacher Training (UCAS Teacher Training),  and taught postgraduate courses (UCAS Postgraduate).

To help promote understanding of patterns in demand for higher education and admissions to university, we publish a growing volume of data and analysis, all of which is freely available to download and re-use from our Data and analysis pages. In our end of cycle data resources alone, there are over 4 million data points available to download in PDF and .csv format, covering applicants, provision, and providers. 

Whilst our core business is admissions to full-time undergraduate education, our Corporate Strategy for 2020-2025 describes an exciting agenda to:

  • inspire and empower people to make aspirational choices about higher education and learning
  • deliver trusted and flexible admissions services for the digital age
  • be the go-to place for higher education data-driven insights
  • connect the world to UK higher education
  • embed efficiency and value in everything we do
  • be an employer of choice where people flourish, perform, and achieve
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