Computational Social Scientist Job at Two Six Technologies
Job ID: 424
Two Six Technologies is seeking a Computational Social Scientist to research and develop tools and techniques that can provide a novel understanding of social systems. Interested candidates should have demonstrated expertise in computational social science research as well as keen technical acumen.
At Two Six Technologies you will join a small, multidisciplinary team of researchers from industry and academia that values cooperation and creativity. In this role you will become familiar with critical global health problems and help develop social models that can quantifiably predict a populations' response to public health interventions.
Responsibilities Include:
- Work with a multi-disciplinary research team to construct models to quantifiably predict human behavior from natural language data sources.
- Verify models using online survey and data collection methods.
- Design and implement novel data collection technologies.
- Communicate results to the larger research community.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3+ years of work experience and/or a graduate degree in the field of computational social science.
- 3+ years of experience developing software for an integrated system.
- Understanding of the tools and methodologies for social science modeling (e.g. agent-based modeling, probabilistic programming).
- Familiarity with methods for fitting models under uncertainty (e.g. MCMC and gradient methods).
- Familiarity with common programming languages and data models (e.g. Python, JSON).
- Understanding of common integration methodologies (e.g. containerization, devops).
- Understanding of broad machine learning and data science topics.
Nice If You Have:
- Familiarity with global health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Active DoD Clearance
Clearance Requirements:
- Eligibility for Security clearance
Two Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type and protective hair styles (e.g., braids, twists, locs and twists)), color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 and over), marital status, disability, genetic information, and protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request reasonable workplace accommodation for any part of our employment process, please send an email to accomodations@twosixtech.com. Information provided will be kept confidential and used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
Additionally, please be advised that this business uses E-Verify in its hiring practices.
EOE, including disability/vets.
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