Mathematics Data Analytics Help Desk Work Study

Union College

Schenectady, New York

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Data Analysis, Data Sets, Data Visualization, Federal Government, Help Desk, Mathematics, Project Evaluation, Python Programming/Scripting Language, R Programming Language
LOCATION
Schenectady, New York
POSTED
8 days ago

This job is only available to students who qualify for Work-Study.  If you are unsure whether you have been awarded Work-Study, please contact the Financial Aid office at

finaid@union.edu

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To serve on the Data Analytics help desk. Provide support to students, staff and faculty with problems and challenges that require data analytical approaches, including code, analysis, data acquisition and visualization.

Location: Wold-010

Supervisor: Roger Hoerl

Hours/Shifts Available: Negotiable

Rate of Pay: $9.70/hr

Number of Positions available: 2

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

  • Staff Data Analytics Help Desk (nominally, S, T, & Th, 4:30 - 6:30pm)

  • Support drop-in clients

  • Record number of clients and type of help required

  • Explore datasets and tools to develop example DA scenarios to advertise data analytics applications

Qualifications:

  • Good working knowledge of Python, R, Stata or similar with a focus on data analytics packages and applications

  • Experience with personal or academic projects using data analytics approaches

  • Class-based experience (e.g. CSC233 Data Analytics, CSC321 Machine Learning, ENS215 Exploring Environmental Data, ECO134 Data Visualization, ECO364 Business Analytics, STA364 Big Data Analytics) or relevant personal experience

  • Good communication skills to "meet people where they are at"

  • Conscientious and reliable

Location: Schenectady, NY

E-Verify Participation: Union College participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify and your Right to Work (Derecho a Trabajar).

About the Company

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Union College

Union College, founded in 1795, is a scholarly community dedicated to shaping the future and to understanding the past. Faculty, staff, and administrators welcome diverse and talented students into our community, work closely with them to provide a broad and deep education, and guide them in finding and cultivating their passions. We do this with a wide range of disciplines and interdisciplinary programs in the liberal arts and engineering, as well as academic, athletic, cultural, and social activities, including opportunities to study abroad and to participate in undergraduate research and community service. We develop in our students the analytic and reflective abilities needed to become engaged, innovative, and ethical contributors to an increasingly diverse, global, and technologically complex society.
COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Other/Not Classified
FOUNDED
1795
WEBSITE
http://www.union.edu