Job Title: Data Scientist
Reporting to: Data Lead
Location: Flexible, with the option of using our London office
Key purpose: To develop new data gathering and analysis techniques for the team
Salary: £45,000
Contract: Full-time, permanent role
Opening date: 14 August
Closing date: 23:59 GMT 9 September
Interview date: 16 September onwards
Why this role is important – and why you’ll make a difference doing it
The Center for Countering Digital Hate is a growing organisation with offices in Washington DC and London that actively counters the spread of digital hate, misinformation and harms to children. In recent years we have expanded rapidly, exposing the ways in which social media platforms amplify harmful content to boost their ad revenues.
We are looking for a Data Scientist who can develop our techniques for analysing the spread of harmful content on social media. If you have a talent for data-driven social media research and want to help stop the spread of hate and lies online, we want to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing in this role
In this role, you will be responsible for taking our systems for gathering and analysing data on the spread of digital hate and misinformation to the next level. The data you extract from social media platforms will form the basis of substantial new research reports, and support our ongoing campaigns pressing for action on harmful content.
The successful candidate will join a small team of data experts contributing to our projects, playing an important role in research that will be quoted by governments, journalists and academics. You will work closely with other members of our talented research team, and collaborate with other teams to ensure our research has an impact.
What we think you’ll need to be able to do the job
To do this job, you will need proven experience of producing original and insightful analysis of social media data. Detailed knowledge of the topics we study is not required, but you will need to show a deep understanding of how social media platforms work and previous experience of researching digital hate or misinformation is a plus.
We are keen to interview candidates from a range of research backgrounds, from social scientists to data journalists. Your application will be particularly strong if you can show an ability to collaborate and communicate your research verbally, in writing or in graphics.
If you are interested in this opportunity you can check out the full job description and apply for this role on our website https://counterhate.com/jobs/
Further information
At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the job description you’re reading. Even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people that believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways - not just candidates who check all the boxes.
We want people to feel comfortable expressing their true selves and to come, stay, and do their best work here.
We believe that all people are capable of great things. Because of this, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements that are listed within this job description.
If you need reasonable adjustments or have any questions please do email us at jobs@counterhate.co.uk.
The person should have a right to live and work in the UK upon application.
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