Data Analytics Fellow
Duke Careers•Durham, NC
•Hybrid
About The Position
The Office of Information Technology at Duke University is seeking a Data Analytics Fellow to join their team. This role is for individuals passionate about addressing challenging issues in higher education using data science and educational data mining techniques.
Requirements
- This 12-month program is available exclusively to 2025 and 2026 graduates from Duke or NCCU.
- B.S. in Mathematics, Computer Science, or another quantitative field.
- Proficiency with data analysis in Python or R, and SQL.
- Experience with creating dashboards or other data visualizations within analytics platforms.
- Understanding of different data formatting (JSON, CSV, Parquet) and data storage models (Data Lake, Star Schema).
- Passion for turning data into actionable insights.
- Curiosity for discovering and learning new tools and technologies.
- Technical expertise in data exploration and visualization.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in an agile environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with git.
- Experience with relational databases.
- Proficiency with Tableau, Power BI, and other Business Intelligence platforms.
- Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, Open Shift).
- Experience contributing in an Agile team environment.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and participate in collecting, interpreting, documenting, and summarizing data to support research and information gathering activities.
- Filter and clean data, review reports, logs, and performance indicators to locate and correct code problems.
- Apply statistical and machine learning techniques to identify trends and insights in historical data.
- Design reports using tools such as statistics, graphs, images, and lists to help stakeholders easily interpret the data.
- Communicate results to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Provide interpretation and recommendations to decision-makers, ensuring stakeholders understand nuances in analyses and limitations of methodologies.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
