Job Description

Position: Data Scientist (KTP Associate)

Based at: I Want Plants, Cheshire

Salary: \xc2\xa341,000

The role:

An exciting opportunity has become available for a recent graduate to work full time on a 2-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop novel data science capabilities to understand the benefits arising from living green infrastructure.

Employed and supported by an academic team from the University, you will work in a hybrid model, both from home and at I Want Plants\' premises in Cheshire.

Company information:

I Want Plants is one of the UK\'s leading independent suppliers of interior and exterior Green Infrastructure, creating stunning examples of real and artificial plant displays and artificial floral custom installations.

To find out more about I Want Plants, go to

Qualifications we require:

A 2:1 hons degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Data Science, or an equivalent field. A higher qualification in a field such as Artificial Intelligence would be advantageous.

Application requirements:

• Cloud Computing services, such as AWS and Microsoft Azure
• Knowledge of breadth of programming languages (R, Python, etc.) and API development
• Data architecture and distributed system design
• Artificial Intelligence / machine learning; supervised/unsupervised deep learning techniques (deep neural network, recurrent neural network), hyperparameter tuning, and Deep Reinforcement Learning (Deep Q-Network)

• Knowledge and experience in the use of machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, Keras, or PyTorch
• Data engineering and analytics
• Software development, including user experience (UX) design, data visualisation and dashboards
• Environmental and/or ecological understanding

About KTP:

For 45 years, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) have been helping to innovate for growth by connecting businesses that have an innovation idea with the expertise to help deliver it. Currently around 800 businesses, 100 knowledge bases and over 800 graduates are involved in KTPs - collaborative, three-way partnerships creating positive impact and driving innovation. Find out more at

Benefits:

• \xc2\xa32,000 per year to spend on personal training

• attendance at two residential managerial workshops (each of one week\'s duration)
• opportunity to register on a higher degree (at a reduced cost)
• opportunity of a permanent position with the company; 70% of host companies make a permanent job offer to their Associate at the end of the project

For an informal discussion, please contact Professor Bamidele Adebisi or Dr Segun Popoola

Apply at by submitting a CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the criteria for the role. Only applications with a covering letter will be considered.

Due to the nature of KTP funding, those who have already completed more than 1 year of a KTP are not eligible to apply.

Manchester Metropolitan University is committed to supporting the rights, responsibilities, dignity, health and wellbeing of staff and students through our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits that a diverse organisation can bring. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates, who we recognise are underrepresented in this area.

We recognise the benefits and importance of an environment that supports flexible working and are open to conversations about this throughout the application process.

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