In A Nutshell
Be a part of Ashoka University’s Center for Data Science and Analytics (CDSA) cloud-based academic Datalake, India’s first-of-its-kind platform for interdisciplinary, social impact data.
Responsibilities
- Assess and evaluate dataset availability and requirements in multiple social impact verticals such as politics, agriculture, energy, climate, public health, economics, etc.
- Understand dataset requirements from people working in various agencies / institutions in India (including departments at Ashoka) and abroad.
- Assist the Datalake and Datasets Leads in data coordination with private, public, and government bodies.
- Explore data extraction, curation, and ingestion processes from different sources and provide inputs to developers for automation.
Skillset
- An undergraduate degree in Social / Physical / Health Science, Law, or Engineering or higher qualification (Masters or more).
- At least 1 year of experience in a position which includes analysis of social impact datasets.
- Familiarity with Excel (for data management) and at least one of the data analytics tools like System R / Strata.
- Familiarity with Python programming and automation, including:
- Basic programming with use libraries for web interactions
- Basic data analysis using libraries such as pandas and matplotlib
- Excellent communication skills