- Company Name
- RAND Europe
- Job Title
- Data Science Apprentice
- Job Description
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**Job Title:**
Data Science Apprentice
**Role Summary:**
Two‑year apprenticeship focused on developing practical data science skills within a research context. Apprentices will support data collection, cleaning, analysis, and visualization across multidisciplinary projects, working toward a recognised Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship qualification.
**Expectations:**
- Complete the Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship curriculum.
- Build proficiency in modern data science workflows, programming, statistical methods, and machine learning.
- Deliver clear, data‑driven insights through reports, visualisations, and dashboards.
- Contribute to the design, execution, and maintenance of data pipelines and analytic tools.
- Maintain high data quality and code standards while collaborating with research teams.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Extract, aggregate, and generate datasets from open databases, web scraping, policy documents, academic literature, and bibliometrics.
- Clean, standardise, and prepare heterogeneous data for analysis, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
- Analyse datasets using statistical tools, regression, and machine learning techniques to identify trends and insights.
- Create engaging visualisations and dashboards (Power BI, Streamlit, Shiny, Plotly, WordPress) to communicate findings to stakeholders and policy makers.
- Adapt and optimise existing data workflows, including implementation of large language models in Python.
- Maintain code repositories and documentation; ensure clear, reusable, and well‑annotated code.
- Collaborate with the Data Science Lab and research groups, supporting colleagues and fostering an inclusive team environment.
- Perform ad‑hoc duties as required.
**Required Skills:**
- Strong motivation to pursue a career in data science and research analytics.
- Basic understanding of data analysis, statistics, and visualisation (evidence from coursework, projects, or self‑study).
- Problem‑solving aptitude and analytical mindset.
- Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to present findings clearly.
- Team‑player with collaborative and supportive attitude.
- Self‑starter, curious, and eager to learn new technologies and methods.
- Familiarity with coding in Python, R, or similar languages (desirable but not mandatory).
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- A‑levels (or equivalent) in Mathematics, Science, Computing, or related subjects (essential).
- GCSE Maths and English A* – B / 5 – 9 (essential).
- Certification upon completion: Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship.
Cambridge, United kingdom
On site
Junior
19-12-2025