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Giga Data Science/AI Researcher (Re-advertised)

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Contract type: Consultancy

Application deadline: 21 January 2025

Link to apply via UNICEF Portal

Candidates who have already applied do not need to reapply, as their applications will still be considered after the extended advertisement period ends.

Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Science/AI Researcher to join our team and support the strategic AI school mapping project. The successful candidate will support the development of machine learning models to map school locations and ICT infrastructure as well as to generate new insights that will help Giga achieve its goal of connecting every school to the internet.

Your responsibilities will be…
  • Process satellite imagery as well as other critical datasets.
  • Assess and identify new sources of data for Giga.
  • Curate training samples for ML model development.
  • Develop, evaluate, run, and improve AI/ML models.
  • Analyze different datasets to generate new insights for Giga and its countries.
  • Capture findings in appealing stories and documentation.

Please access the full Term of Reference (ToRs) and read a more detailed description of the assignment in this file in order to prepare your financial proposal and know more about the role: TOR_Data Science_AI Researcher (School Mapping).pdf.

To qualify for this position, you will have…
  • Advanced degree in data science, computer science, or a related field *A Master’s degree or a PhD degree and at least one year of postdoctoral or industry experience”.
  • At least five years of experience in Deep Learning and geospatial datasets.
  • Strong experience with machine learning and data analysis using Python.
  • Strong experience with computer vision algorithm development.
  • Experience with satellite imagery analysis.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to present complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
  • Experience with cloud services, especially Azure ML.
  • Experienced and comfortable with remote team dynamics, process, and tools (Slack, Zoom, etc.)
  • Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency conditions is considered an asset.
  • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
Travel:
  • The consultant is expected to travel to Geneva one time (1 trip), for a stay of 4-5 nights.
  • The consultant is responsible for arranging his/her own travel, including visa and travel insurance.
Payment details and further considerations:
  • Payment of professional fees will be based on the submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.
  • Consultant is responsible for his/her own health and travel insurance.
  • Consultant is responsible to arrange his/her own travel, including visa.
How to apply:
  • Interested applicants are required to submit a financial proposal with an all-inclusive fee.  Please see the financial proposal template here: Download File Consultancy Financial Offer template.docx
  • Financial proposal must include travel costs (economy class) and daily subsistence allowance, if travel is required as per TOR and any other estimated costs: visa, travel/health insurance.
  • Applications without a financial proposal will not be considered.
About our team

We are a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team of software engineers, finance specialists, data scientists, policy experts, and much more. Our team is a distributed workforce and plans to remain distributed into the foreseeable future. We are growing fast. Our team has grown by over 400% in the last 6 months as we rapidly scale to meet our stated mission.

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About Giga

Giga is a joint initiative of UNICEF and ITU to connect every school in the world to the Internet by 2030. Working with corporate and non-profit partners, Giga maps schools’ Internet access in real time, creates models for innovative financing, and supports governments contracting for connectivity. It is part of ITU’s Partner2 Connect Coalition, UNICEF’s Reimagine Education initiative, and the UN Secretary General’s Common Agenda and Roadmap for Digital Cooperation.  

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About UNICEF

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. And we never give up. 

UNICEF has a 70-year history of innovating for children. We believe that new approaches, partnerships and technologies that support realizing children’s rights are critical to improving their lives. 

About ITU

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), driving innovation in ICTs together with 193 Member States and a membership of over 900 companies, universities, and international and regional organizations.

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