Data Scientist – Staff or Senior

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Australia.

📋 Description

• Assist in the development of KoBold’s proprietary software exploration tools.

• Locate and curate geophysical, geochemical, geological, and geographic data, integrating it into KoBold’s proprietary data system.

• Construct models to generate statistically valid predictions regarding the locations of compositional anomalies within the Earth’s crust.

• Develop effective visualizations for assessing model performance and facilitating swift interaction with the underlying data and key features.

• Create and implement data processing, statistical, and physics-based techniques for geoscientific data — ranging from computer vision to geophysical inversions — to guide targeting efforts and inform acquisition and exploration decisions.

• Collaborate with and present findings to external partners and stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Possess an advanced degree in the physical sciences, engineering, computer science, or mathematics.

• Have at least 4 years of work experience post-PhD or 8 years post-MS, preferably in roles such as data scientist or data engineer.

• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams in applying innovative scientific methods to address core business challenges.

• Strong technical skills with extensive experience in Python’s data science libraries and general software engineering practices.

• Familiarity with collaborative software development tools (git) and best practices including unit tests, integration test suites, and CICD pipelines.

• Proficient in utilizing cloud computing resources.

• Experience in building predictive models and applying them to various problems, along with evaluating and interpreting the results.

• Knowledge of data from diverse physical systems.

• Competence in geospatial analyses and visualizations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity and benefits.