KoBold Metals is hiring a
Associate Data Scientist

Summary

The job is for an Associate Data Scientist at KoBold Metals Zambia, a Zambian-led exploration company focused on discovering battery metals using AI. The role involves processing and integrating data, exploratory data analysis, building predictive models, and working with other teams to improve data infrastructure.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience programming in Python (or other scripting languages such as R or MATLAB), with an understanding of IDEs, data types, functions, classes, and libraries
• Experience working with geospatial datasets, with an understanding of coordinate systems and geospatial file types (vector, raster, delimited text, etc.)
• Experience using Git and GitHub to version control, contribute code, and collaborate with others on a remote repository
• Familiarity with SQL
• Experience using geospatial visualization tools (example: QGIS)
• A master’s degree or higher (or a bachelor’s degree with work experience) in the geosciences, physical sciences, engineering, computer science, or mathematics
• Drive to self-teach programming fundamentals and learn KoBold’s code repositories
• Interest in a career in Data Science, Software Engineering, or GIS

Responsibilities

• Process and integrate data into well-structured, curated, proprietary databases (TerraShed®) using Python
• Explore and assess the quality of geophysical, geochemical, geologic, and other geospatial data from around the world
• Analyze data to identify potential measurement errors, missing data, inconsistencies with other datasets
• Work on an exploration project team and help Geologists discover pertinent geospatial insights from datasets
• Work with other Data Scientists to build predictive models for finding ore deposits
• Work with Software Engineers to improve data ingestion and data engineering infrastructure
• Support other Data Scientists and Exploration Geologists with ad hoc geospatial analyses

Preferred Qualifications

Enjoyment in getting the details right

Benefits

• This position is a full-time contract role
• Location: Lusaka, Zambia