Research Associate in Interactive Data Visualisation - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

UE06:
£30, £35,308.00 Per Annum

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / School of Law

Full Time - 35 Hours per Week

Fixed Term Contract, from Summer 2023 to March 31, 2026

We are looking for a Research Associate in Interactive Data Visualisation to contribute to the development, operation, and support of research for the FCDO-funded and Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform (PeaceRep) at the University of Edinburgh Law School.

The Opportunity:

Your skills and attributes for success:

MA degree or equivalent in practical experience in data visualisation or a related discipline; or equivalent research/academic experience undertaken.
Proven track record of using interactive methods to display datasets to high finished quality, including data visualisations.
Excellent programming and software development skills for web and visualization development, particularly in tools such as , Vegalite, Python vis library, Tableau, or Power BI, to support the development of timelines, maps, and network plots.
Excellent visual and visualization design skills, including with reference to interactive design and ability to perform basic data manipulation and transformation techniques to prepare data for visualisations.
Ability to work independently and cooperate with a team, excellent organisational skills, and a flexible approach to working;

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Application information:
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success.

You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits
pension scheme ,
staff discounts, family friendly initiatives
, flexible working and much more.

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The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.

We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Interviews will be held
in the week of July 10, 2023.
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our
right to work webpages.

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.