Student assistant with a passion for Application development

Save Company Profile Follow Following Share Do you have a strong sense of purpose and enjoy working with chemometrics – join us! At FOSS, we are driven by a strong sense of purpose, and we hope you are too. Sustainability is not a hype - a fast-growing world population means that the global food production will have to increase by 60% by 2050 to meet demand. We are contributing and strive to deliver smarter ways to make the best use of our resources and to help eliminate food waste. If that sounds like something you would like to contribute to and if that motivates you, then read on. The job We are looking for a talented and motivated student assistant to join our team Analytics and Data Management in FOSS R&D. You will work in close collaboration with the data scientists in our team. Your work will consist of assisting the data scientists in development and maintenance of analytics packages for our instruments, primarily for our portfolio of NIR and FT-IR instruments. There may be routine tasks that help streamline our processes. This is a unique opportunity to broaden your expertise within chemometrics. We are looking for part time student assistant who can work 15 hours a week, and you will work from FOSS Innovation Center in Hillerød. You will report to the Head of Analytics and Data Management, Jacob Kræmer Witthaus. Your key responsibilities As our new student assistant in our team, you will play a crucial role in: Developing and maintaining our current analytical packages Exploring new applications Supporting our data scientists with various tasks What will make you fit this role well? You are a B.Sc. or M.Sc. student in a relevant engineering discipline; food science, agricultural science, chemistry, chemometrics or similar. You have qualifications within the following areas: Chemometric modelling. Including multivariate regression techniques (PLS and ANN) and multivariate exploratory methods (PCA and similar) Knowledge of one or more programming environments, such as MATLAB, python, or R – or willing to become it Knowledge of, and preferably experience with, near infrared and mid infrared spectroscopy Keen interest in a wide array of food/agri products and production methods It is a prerequisite that you are fluent in written and spoken English Personal skills You will be joining an easy-going team that strives to create a supportive and pleasant work environment. We expect you to be committed to learning new skills and have an inquisitive approach to problem solving. You have a systematic and structured approach to your tasks and able to shift between ongoing projects while always keeping a clear overview over deliverables. We offer We offer a challenging job in an international and innovative company that is world leader in its field. Ever since FOSS was founded in 1956, Innovation has been at the core of our success, and we therefore have a strong focus on R&D. You will get the opportunity to work in a vibrant, innovative, and cross-disciplinary environment and develop new skills and knowledge areas every day. As part of the technology organization, you will be part of a large community of data scientists with a diversified background in applied data analysis. Together this community hold a high level of experience and competence within data analysis, chemometrics, and application knowledge. We strive to deliver cutting-edge and creative solutions, while sharing knowledge across teams in an informal and humorous tone. Ready to join! Send your application by using the link below. Note that we only receive applications via the link. We will be doing interviews on an ongoing basis, so we recommend that you apply as soon as possible. For further information, regarding the job, please do not hesitate to contact Head of Analytics and Data Management, Jacob Kræmer at jhn@foss.dk. Ansættelsestype: Student job Hjemmearbejde: Not offered Ugentlig arbejdstid: Part-time (15 hours)