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Research Assistant / Postgraduate Researcher - Geospatial Data

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We are hiring a Data Engineer to design and build big data systems for analysing geospatial data. You will be working directly with the economists and researchers leading the lab, in a fast-paced environment.

You should:

  • Be fluent in Phyton, R and Scala
  • Have experience with Spark or some other Hadoop-based batch analysis systems
  • Show a knowledge of the current state-of-the-art in open-source distributed computing applications and be comfortable picking the right tools for he job
  • Worked with AWS or other cloud providers to run distributed applications
  • Be comfortable with the idea of setting up a private cloud yourself to run distributed batch-analysis programs
  • Be interested in geospatial data

Competitive salary.

If you are interested in this position, please send your CV and a cover letter (letters of recommendation or any other material you consider relevant).

All applications fulfilling the requirement will be considered. The project's Principal Investigator will examine the eligible applications and shall take a decision about them.

Interviews with most promising candidates may be expected.

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Global Academy Jobs works with over 250 universities worldwide to promote academic mobility and international research collaboration. Global problems need international solutions. Our jobs board and emails reach the academics and researchers who can help.

"The globalisation of higher education continues apace, driving in turn the ongoing development of the global knowledge economy, striving for solutions to the world’s problems and educating a next generation of leaders and contributors."

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