Cape Town City Centre: Ska Mid – Senior Data Analyst

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Qualifications: MSc in physics, astronomy or related discipline, coupled with 4 years experience in a technical or scientific environment. OR BSc (Hons) in physics, astronomy or related discipline, coupled with 5 years experience in a technical or scientific environment. MSc in physics, astronomy or related discipline, coupled with 4 years experience in a technical or scientific environment. OR BSc (Hons) in physics, astronomy or related discipline, coupled with 5 years experience in a technical or scientific environment. Experience: Experience in leading a team Principles of radio astronomy and interferometric calibration Radio astronomy reduction software Control and monitoring systems Scientific computing in python Essential Competency : Linux operating systems Control and monitoring software Technical report writing Data analysis Domain knowledge: Experience in radio astronomy observations and data reduction pipelines High level analytical capability: Demonstrated problem-solving ability Teamwork and collaboration: Cooperates with others to achieve organisational objectives and may share team resources to do this Well-developed verbal and written communication skills in English. Documentation: Aptitude to contribute to the definition and development of operational procedures, monitoring dashboards and documentation. Rigor in maintaining reports and documentation. Scientific computing: Understanding of software development and data analysis using Python, C or C++ in Linux environment Resource Management/Leadership: Provides leadership that fosters an environment that encourages new ideas and provides support for the development of emerging skills. Creates trust by displaying consistency, understanding, integrity and patience and plans, seeks, allocates and monitors resources to achieve outcomes. Judgement and Problem Solving: Anticipates and manages problems in ambiguous situations. Develops and selects an appropriate course of action and provides for contingencies. Evaluates, interprets and integrates complex bodies of information and draws logical conclusions, synthesises proposals and defends options with reasoned arguments. Equity, diversity and inclusivity: An awareness of, and commitment to, equitable practices, including accessibility, to facilitate broad access to the Observatory Must be able to work on a 24/7 rotational basis including weekends and public holidays Please note that if you have not received a response within 14 days of submitting your application that your application was unsuccessful.

Ska Mid – Senior Data Analyst position available in Cape Town Region, Cape Town City Centre. This job position was posted by . The job has been posted on 2025-01-27 in the Scientific Qa category

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