Senior Data Scientist (Contract)

Wikimedia Foundation(26 days ago)

RemoteContractSenior$102,000 - $160,000Product & Technology

About this role

A Senior Data Scientist contractor supporting a Wikimedia Foundation research initiative to study how people reach Wikimedia projects and how traffic sources relate to engagement and content quality. The 16-week full-time role will produce cleaned datasets, time-series and natural experiment analyses, documentation, and internal briefs. The contractor reports to the project’s Staff Data Scientist and collaborates with Product & Technology, Data Engineering, and Research & Decision Science. The position is remote with required availability for meetings between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm EST.

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Required Skills

SQL
Python
GitLab
Jupyter Notebooks
Time-Series
Causal Inference
Log-Level Data
Data Feasibility
Uncertainty Communication
Documentation

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About Wikimedia Foundation

wikimediafoundation.org

Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit that hosts and operates Wikipedia and the wider family of Wikimedia projects, providing the technical infrastructure and organizational support that enables free, openly licensed knowledge worldwide. It supports the volunteer community, builds and maintains the software and servers, and advances policies, research, and tools to improve content quality and accessibility. Funded primarily by donations, the Foundation runs global programs and partnerships to expand access, combat misinformation, and promote inclusion across languages and regions.