Research Assistant: Advanced Data Analytics

The University of Alberta is a leading institution committed to knowledge and innovation. The Research Assistant: Advanced Data Analytics will support data-driven research by managing the full analytics workflow, including data collection, analysis, and model deployment, while ensuring effective communication of findings to stakeholders. Responsibilities Data collection & cleaning: gathering, consolidating, and validating raw datasets to ensure accuracy and readiness for analysis Data analysis & exploration: performing descriptive and diagnostic analytics to identify trends, anomalies, and key business drivers Natural Language Processing (NLP): applying text analytics, tokenization, embeddings, and model-based techniques to extract insights from unstructured text data Predictive modelling & machine learning development: building and training statistical and machine learning models to support forecasting and classification tasks Model validation & optimization: testing, tuning, and refining models to maximize accuracy, reliability, and scalability Data visualization & communication: developing clear, insightful visual representations of findings and presenting results to stakeholders in a business-ready format Skills Master's in Science / Engineering with expertise in Python, natural language processing, and advanced predictive data analytics Experience with data cleaning, exploratory analysis, and basic statistical methods Proficiency in Python for data analysis and machine learning Experience applying NLP techniques to text data Hands-on experience building and validating predictive or machine learning models Ability to create clear data visualizations and communicate analytical findings Experience with research projects, cloud platforms Benefits Comprehensive benefits package Company Overview The University of Alberta is a public research university offering both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It was founded in 1908, and is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is