Data Steward

Full-time

On Site

Deadline

October 25, 2024

About the organization

UniversityKwazuluNatal

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Organization type

Academic Institution

In A Nutshell

Location

On Site Berea, Durban, South Africa

Job Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Entry-level

Deadline to apply

October 25, 2024

Work with researchers at the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) R&D Centre and the openwashdata team on data stewardship.

Responsibilities

  • Identify current data management practices and developing a draft data management strategy for the WASH R&D Centre.
  • Publish at least 10 datasets of two different types that are available to the UKZN WASH R&D Centre.
  • Support data science trainings in varying style with several different focus topics and for a variety of audiences.

Skillset

  • A Master’s degree or equivalent, approved qualification in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Media and Communication, Statistics, Development Studies, or related.
  • Overall total of two years of experience in the following areas:
    • Using data science tools (e.g. Git, GitHub, R, Python, RStudio IDE, VS Code, etc.).
    • Developing curriculum, facilitating, coordinating, and conducting training sessions.

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