Data Analyst/Programmer (Intern) at Ishara Data Solutions Ltd

Details:

Ishara Data Solutions Ltd is a small, up-coming company aiming to build a highly innovative, data and technology culture based in Nairobi, Kenya. We are looking for data analyst/programmer interns to assist in realizing data analytics and machine learning related projects with a strong emphasis on R programming and possibly Python. This is a 3-month internship opportunity with the possibility of securing permanent placement subject to the individual’s performance. This is an opportunity for candidates to get exposure to and experience with a wide range of technologies. A small stipend will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Data acquisition from various sources e.g. APIs, web scraping using tools like curl, rvest, selenium, etc.
• Preparation of data including cleaning, transforming and storing data in various formats.
• Data analysis and mining with emphasis on statistical methods.
• Machine learning using R, Python, Hadoop, Spark, etc.
• Data visualization using various technologies e.g. Shiny, D3, leaflet.
• Building applications and APIs.

Requirements

• A degree in an IT/Computer Science/statistics related field.
• Good R knowledge.
• Good Python knowledge.
• Statistics knowledge desired.
• Experience with machine learning is a plus.
• Javascript knowledge is a plus.
• Must own a laptop.