Job Abstract

The School of Data Science (SDS) at the University of Virginia (UVA) seeks a data scientist to work in collaboration with Don Brown, PhD and Neal Magee, PhD, focusing on UVA’s Research Data Enclave (RDE), a visionary initiative that will be designed to serve as the catalyst for unprecedented strides in collaborative research, translational science, and data sharing. Building on the success of the integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV - https://www.ithriv.org/), the Research Data Commons (https://www.ithriv.org/ithriv-research-data-commons the RDE will support a much-needed expansion of the University’s research data resources – allowing researchers to support team science and accelerate scientific innovation across Grounds. The data scientist will work initially with preliminary users and in later years with new users to specify and help define solutions for the data science research needs of the RDE users.  This is a staff-level appointment dependent upon grant funding; however, appointment may be renewed for additional years contingent upon available funding and satisfactory performance.

Data Scientists provide sophisticated data management and analysis to support University projects or programs. They focus primarily on high-level data projections and machine learning analysis. They manage the design and programming of all data entry forms and the training and supervision of project research coders, student workers, and volunteers. They oversee regular assessments of reliability, submit data on a monthly basis, and assist with literature searches pertinent to various research project topics.

The successful candidate will:

• Demonstrate expertise in troubleshooting problems and recommending solutions. 

• Have a strong ability to work independently and function well as part of a team.

• Work in a professional manner and have a strong willingness to learn and improve.

• Promote a culture of excellence by supporting others and generating new ideas to drive the project forward.

• Act as a champion for the project’s research at local, regional, and national conferences.

• Understand all phases of the analytic process including data collection, preparation, modeling, evaluation, and deployment.

• Explore and examine data from multiple disparate sources in order to identify, analyze, and report trends in the data.

• Establish links across existing data sources and find new interesting data correlations.

• Have experience in AI/ML modeling approaches such as: transformer models, deep learning neural networks, and explainable AI.

• In addition, other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience. Experience obtained as a student may be considered.

Anticipated hiring range: $75,000 - $90,000

This is a restricted position and continuation is based on availability of funding and satisfactory performance.

TO APPLY:

Please visit UVA job board: https://jobs.virginia.edu and search for "R0062537"

Complete an application and attach:

• Cover Letter

• Resume/CV

INTERNAL APPLICANTS: Please search for “find jobs” on your workday home page and apply using the internal job board.

Please note that multiple documents can be uploaded in the box.

For questions about the position, please contact: Don Brown, Senior Associate Dean for Research (deb@virginia.edu)

For questions about the application process, please contact: Rhiannon O'Coin (mo2r@virginia.edu)

For more information about the School of Data Science, please see www.datascience.virginia.edu

For more information about the University of Virginia and the Charlottesville community, please see www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and www.embarkuva.com

For more information about benefits available at UVA, visit  www.hr.virginia.edu/benefits

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check at the time of the offer per University policy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.  We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences.  We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.