Senior Data Scientist engineer – Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

Mohammed VI Polytechnic University is an institution oriented towards applied research and innovation in Africa. It is engaged in economic and human development and puts research and innovation at the forefront of African development.
The university’s mechanism enables it to consolidate Morocco’s frontline position in different fields, with a unique partnership-based approach.
Located in the city of Benguerir, and housed in the heart of its green city, the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University aims to shine at the national, continental and international levels.

The activities of the D4R laboratory are organized around themes emanating from the specific needs of Moroccan economic and social actors; to develop AI pipelines and algorithms that build and optimize digital platforms.
As part of the development of its team, D4R Lab is looking for Senior Data Scientist engineer to collaborate with data scientists and developers from different labs, as well as different actors of the university’s ecosystem.
The new senior team member will also participate in the search for emerging partnership opportunities and the development of new projects and proposals for the D4R Lab.
The main MISSIONS of the position are:
• Stay abreast of new instructional technologies, best practices, and make recommendations on when to adopt certain systems or approach.
• Make proposals with a critical eye on the choice of tools and methods to make our decision algorithms as efficient and optimal as possible while respecting our business constraints.

• Conduct upstream studies to prepare the team’s future projects.
• Present and explain algorithms and its business impact to both a tech and non-tech audience.
• Propose robust and reliable Data Pipelines, predictive models and prototyping solutions using AI knowledge and analytical skills.
• Propose explainable deep learning models.
• Report results and writing scientific articles.
• Work with all stakeholders to identify digitalization and digitalized training needs.
• Conduct research and analysis on different projects.
• Monitor the progress and completion of assigned projects.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the solutions developed and monitor their run, improvement and impact.
• Develop and maintain process documentation for assigned projects.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.
Basic Qualifications:
• PhD, engineering diploma OR Master in Data science, Computer Science or equivalent.
• Experience in AI and machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn, NLTK …).
• Experience in computer programming (Python, R …) and advanced data analysis skills.
• Experience with Database management and distributed systems.
• Knowledge of object-oriented programming, cloud computing and web applications.
• Experience in text mining, natural language processing (NLP), Feature extraction, Prediction, Recommendation, classification, computer vision, …
Preferred Qualifications:
• Strong attention to detail, written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical and technical skills.
• High level of individual responsibility, commitment and autonomy.
• Writing scientific papers and exploring new technologies.

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