(Fixed-Term 9 month contract, Jan- Sep 23)

Salary: up to £65k for the right candidate

You must be based in the UK and have the right to work in the UK

Some experience of working in a small team in industry is a must, previous startup experience is a bonus.

Please apply online using this form

About Bendi

Are you interested in working at the cutting edge of technology and sustainability in textile and other commodities? This is an opportunity to be a core part of a dynamic research and development team looking to make a positive impact for people and the planet in the UK and across complex supply chains largely in the Global South.

The project is funded by Innovate UK and will deliver a risk-based sourcing tool to enable fashion and textile brands to manage human rights risks in their supply chains.

Your work will make up a valuable and significant contribution to the project's output. There will be opportunities for professional development working with an ambitious early stage UK start-up team bringing innovation to industrial commercialisation. There may be potential to join the team in a full-time capacity after the project.

The roleTo develop Bendi’s data science capabilities across two core products. (i) A knowledge graph of core commodity trades and entities, and (ii) a real-time risk model looking at systemic and systematic risks related to human rights and environmental issues by geography and entity.

What you will do

With the support of the Bendi team, you will be responsible for:

building networks of supplier relationships, and their geographical locations from diverse datasets.
working with a human rights researcher to flag high risk suppliers.

To do this you will work under the guidance of a Lead Data Scientist to:

source and clean existing datasets that cover trade and shipping data.
extract and match entities to build an Entity-Relationship network
explore new, diverse datasets (including full text articles), integrating them into the network if applicable.
build a statistical model of human rights risk, working with a Human Rights researcher.
integrate the model into a live platform, working with the Engineering Team.

About you

This is a position for a smart, talented individual who is interested in the power of technology to be a force for good. We’d love to meet someone who:-is good at working with different types of people.

- can balance the creativity necessary to succeed in the role, with taking direction for the good of the project as a whole.

- is willing to dive into the detail of our datasets and wrestle with the data quality issues that arise.

- is enthusiastic about teaching themselves new approaches and technologies where necessary.

We are looking for a strategic thinker with strong communication skills: both written and on the phone/Zoom. You will enjoy taking on challenges and learning about things beyond your role.

Skills

You will have an understanding of basic statistical approaches, including some familiarity with how maximum likelihood and Bayesian techniques are applied to standard problems such as regression, classification and time-series analyses.

You will either be able to use SQL or able to demonstrate the ability to pick it up very quickly.

You will be required to use Python, preferably with Jupyter notebooks.

You will have followed developments with Large Language Models

Working at Bendi

You’ll be working with an enthusiastic team of makers and doers. Working times are flexible, but productivity isn’t… This is an all-hands-on-deck fast paced environment where commitment and a good sense of humour are appreciated. You must have high accountability and be able to plan your time efficiently as this is a tight project.

You’re one of the team. It doesn’t matter if you have to head off early to pick up your kid or take care of other stuff – the team will have your back. If you see something that isn’t right, you speak up, step up, and sort things out - in other words, if you see something that needs fixing or could be made better, do you move on thinking ‘that’s not my job’ or do you take the initiative? (Even if nobody is looking). If any of the team see that you need help, they will step up and lend a hand. In return you do the same for them. You don’t just follow instructions, you think about them. But you’re pragmatic enough to sometimes just ‘do what’s necessary’ to get things done. You’re logical and ‘get’ how things are put together.

Diversity and inclusion is at the heart of who we are as an organization. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – all genders, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs. However, we particularly encourage applications from anyone who identifies as a woman, those with disabilities and People of Colour (BIPOC) candidates, as these groups are underrepresented throughout the technology industry.

Bendi

Bendi jobs for JavaScript developers

Categories

Locations

Collections