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AI Mansueto Institute Administration
About the Department
Successful cities are key to successful societies. Throughout history,
cities have represented the vibrancy and ingenuity of humanity by
uniting diverse populations and fostering innovation, ultimately
enabling societies to flourish. At the Mansueto Institute, we are
building on the proud tradition of urban scholarship at the University
of Chicago, bringing together ideas and groups to advance research,
convene events, and offer opportunities to students, faculty, and
others.
We identify and support the best ideas when they are poised to have an
impact, aiming to produce innovative solutions. That\'s why we work with
partners throughout the University of Chicago to discover promising
research across disciplines and provide the support needed to launch
these ideas and make a true difference in people\'s lives.
Our work takes a variety of forms. This includes developing research and
initiatives with partners across UChicago and beyond; outreach and
collaborating to identify and advance the needs of a range of
constituents; analyzing and presenting data so it makes a meaningful
impact on policy questions; bringing together a variety of stakeholders
for events on critical issues, from affordable housing to the impact of
changing local environments; training University of Chicago students to
better serve and lead the cities of the future through a variety of
fellowship and research opportunities; and communicating our work to
media, communities, policymakers, and the general public.
We work with various schools, departments, centers, institutes, and
other units across campus and outside of the university to leverage our
resources to turn urban scholarship into impact. At the University of
Chicago, we aim to foster a vibrant urban ecosystem. Beyond our walls,
we work with community partners, government, the private sector, and
others on a variety of efforts to promote a successful urban future.
Job Summary
The Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation seeks a highly motivated
Senior Data Scientist to work closely with faculty and other researchers
at the University of Chicago. This role manages all aspects of
scientific research projects in conjunction with the faculty director,
directs research associates (RAs) and other student researchers, and
maintains compliance of research activities with institutional, state,
and federal regulatory policies and standards. This is a part-tme
position of approximately 19 hours per week.
Responsibilities
Supports Mansueto Institute research at all stages: conception, data
collection and cleaning, research design, analysis, visualization,
and write up.
Helps prepare and co-author academic papers, research briefs,
presentations, and external other publications targeting both
policymakers and researchers.
Conducts large and small-scale management and analysis of geospatial
data, which includes data from a range of different sources, such as
statistical agencies, municipal governments, and the proprietary
datasets.
Works with partners and members of the research team to propose and
implement analytical approaches to solving specific research
questions.
Works with local, national, and international data repositories and
historical datasets to support or advance research.
Designs and builds statistical models for a variety of research
projects.
Assists with representing the Institute and serves as liaison to new
and existing partners, both internally and externally.
Attends and contributes to research team meetings as well as
University of Chicago seminars and workshops, as appropriate.
Oversees the development and deployment of computational workflows
of and reviews code for consistency and quality.
Applies research principles and relevant subject matter knowledge
relevant to administer a research project. With a moderate level of
direction, manages lab and/or research-related duties and tasks.
Helps develop, design and conduct research projects according to
plan.
Supports data collection and analytical needs of research projects.
Conducts literature reviews and helps write reports and manuscripts.
Ensures project compliance with different policies, procedures,
directives, and mandates.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related
field.
Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5
years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Certifications:
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor\'s degree.
Master\'s degree or higher in a technical field of study, such as
data science, computer science, statistics, or a quantitative social
science.
Experience:
Relevant tec
