Research Assistant - Data Engineer

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Research Assistant Position (Data Engineer)
Position Summary
The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at McGill University is seeking applications for a part-time Research Assistant position with expertise in data and software engineering. The candidate will be joining the Centre at a stimulating time of growth and expansion and will help drive a growing research agenda by writing web scrapers and assisting with bringing code to ‘production’ level, as well as offering advice on choosing between various backend technologies.
The Successful Applicant Will Have

• Familiarity with version control (Git) and effective communication skills to develop code in tandem with others
• Facility with Python, SQL, and the Linux command line (bash)
• Experience with at least one traditional RDBMS database management (such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, or similar solutions)
• Experience with at least one message-queue (job-queue) system, such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, etc.
• Experience with web scraping, particularly by automating browsers (Selenium or an equivalent solution)
• Willingness to learn and explore new technologies on the job
• Experience with cloud computing, including provisioning and running a server (AWS EC2 or equivalent)

The Successful Applicant May Have

• Experience with NoSQL or NewSQL databases, such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Druid, CockroachDB, etc.
• Familiarity with MLOps, or training ML classifiers
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and the process of containerizing code and using serverless architectures in the cloud, and/or familiarity with scheduling jobs in computing clusters using Slurm
• The ability to communicate effectively in French
• Experience working with social media data, or even have published in the area of misinformation, disinformation, and information ecosystem studies, and be familiar with the academic publishing process

Specific Duties
Under the Direction of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy leadership, the
successful candidate will be expected to fulfill the following duties:

• Advise on converting procedural code to object-oriented code, and in some cases perform the conversion
• Offer advice on choosing between database and message queue technologies
• Advise on software engineering best practices
• Help write scrapers for social and news media sites

Contract Details
This position is a part-time contract position for four (4) months, with possibility of
renewal.
Salary
The salary will be commensurate with experience and education level.
Education
Post-secondary degree in computer science or commensurate experience
The Following Supporting Documents Are Required
Curriculum vitae and/or Github profile
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted
Salaire Horaire
$28.44
Heures Par Semaine
40 (Temps partiel)
Lieu
680, rue Sherbrooke
Superviseur
Academic Associate
Date De Début De L’emploi
2023-05-17
Date De Fin De L’emploi
2023-09-30
Date Limite Pour Postuler
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