Educational Data Scientist

The Learning and Teaching Unit (LTU) is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, performance driven and experienced individual to join its Learning Analytics and Business Services (LABS) team.
The LAB team's core roles are to lead, support and evaluate strategic learning and teaching projects via the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data.
The Educational Data Scientist will lead the implementation of data capturing and reporting systems.
These activities will include identifying data requirements, managing the data gathering and transformation process, analysing and identifying trends in complex data sets, and developing graphs and data dashboards for reporting purposes.
The successful applicant will bring project management, systems knowledge and skills and software engineering expertise to acquire, manage, manipulate and analyse data and report results for University-wide strategic projects aimed at improving students' experience of learning and the quality of teaching.
The position is offered on a full time (35 hours per week), ongoing basis.
• Location: Sydney, Kensington Campus
• Salary A$110,654 – A$117,417 per year (plus 17% employer superannuation and leave loading)
• International applicants considered
• HEW Level 9
An applicant may be required to undergo pre-employment checks prior to appointment to this role.
Applicants must systematically address the selection criteria contained in the Position Description.
Application close: 22 November 2015

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