Data 2 the People is looking for experts in the fields of data science, data engineering, data analysis, and machine learning engineering to lead data projects for a ten week fellowship for the 2020 election cycle. 

Applicants must be aligned with our values, which are to support candidates who seek to:

• Stop climate change and transform our economy with new energy sources, fairly utilized.
• Support the Black Lives Matter movement and those who take bold steps for change.
• Protect a woman's right to choose and fight for gender equality.
• Use data and invest in improving the quality and affordability of healthcare.
• Champion public education so the promise of our country can be realized by all.

We are PRAGMATIC, MOVE FAST, HAVE FUN, and have EMPATHY for all.

We use data to answer key questions for POLITICAL CANDIDATES we work with​: ​who should be targeted for donations/votes? What channels are best to reach them? What messaging resonates & secures support?

EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS:

• Fundraising analytics. Candidates can spend 30-40 hours a week on fundraising.
• Recommendation model to suggest potential donors for a candidate.
• Optimize advertising spend to balance the budget across channels.
• Experimental design and execution to test messages and channel efficiency.
• Create schemas and build pipelines to organize data for purposes of modeling and analytics.
• Find data sets and create stories and visualizations for blog posts.

Qualifications:

• Ability to execute data projects independently at a high quality level. This typically corresponds to a minimum of 3 years of work experience in data science or related field. We are open levels of experience from 3 years to executive. We know many at all career levels feel the urgency to help.
• Creative thinker who can identify opportunities pro-actively and on tight timelines.
• Strong communicator who can interact with non-technical campaign staff and is interested in learning about how campaigns work.
• Programming skills (Python preferred, R ok with ability to read Python)

We value diversity and passion for the work, first and foremost. Timeline:

• Application Deadline: JULY 30, 2020 (rolling applications until then)
  • Apply online, and the next step is a 1 hour interview.

   

• Start Date: August 17, 2020 (some flexibility)
• End date: November 13, 2020

Terms:

• Fellows will receive a stipend for the duration of the fellowship. 
• Fellows can be located anywhere in the US. We have team members across the country.
• Candidates must be US citizens or Green Card holders to apply.
• We are looking for ~3 fellows for the 2020 cycle.

Data 2 the People is a new data science consultancy for the public good. Founded in 2020 by Elena Grewal, former head of data science at AirBnB, we've already helped a number of campaigns and public officials use data to make better informed decisions. We rely on a small full time team and a larger network of volunteers to keep our services affordable to the group we support. Thank you for your interest!

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