The San Diego County Office of Education is recruiting to fill a vacancy for the position of Data Scientist. Working under the Assistant Superintendent of Innovation, the Data Scientist gathers and evaluates data across multiple, diverse sources in order to create innovative and scalable learning solutions aimed at improving educational opportunities and outcomes for students at all levels. This position performs highly complex research and collaborates with technology and software development resources to create, troubleshoot, and implement solutions that address public education and economic challenges that impact student achievement, as well as collaborates with local, regional, statewide, and nationwide educational, policy, business, and technology contacts to gather and analyze big data and apply predictive analytics with a focus on creating dynamic adaptive learning resources for students. In addition, the Data Scientist will develop, document, train, and mentor SDCOE and district staff in the application of best practices for data collection and analysis. This position requires a combination of education and experience equivalent to a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, mathematics, statistics, analytics, economics, or other closely related field, and three (3) years of professional-level experience in data mining/analysis, including conducting large-scale data analyses to evaluate and/or present recommendations to innovate processes or resolve issues.

In addition to your EDJOIN application, please add the following attachments:

• Resume, detailing education and experience
• Copy of transcripts verifying MA degree or higher
• Letter of Introduction
• Two current letters of recommendation

The results of this recruitment will be used to establish an eligibility list to fill this vacancy and any other vacancies in this classification for the next six months.