Are you interested in working in an international setting with people from diverse backgrounds to tackle major environmental and sustainability challenges? SEI HQ is looking for a highly motivated data engineer with an interest in environmental and/or social data processing. You will be joining the Trase partnership and its Data Products Team.
Join our international non-profit research organization and help bridge environment and development science to policy and practice. Stockholm Environment Institute is a world-leading research institute in its field. We are a dynamic and expanding workplace that employs around 130 people in an activity-based HQ office in central Stockholm. We have an additional 200 employees in seven centres around the world.
Trase (www.trase.earth) is a data-driven sustainability transparency initiative that is revolutionizing our understanding of the trade and financing of commodities driving deforestation worldwide. Trase’s unique supply chain mapping approach brings together disparate, publicly available data to connect consumer markets to deforestation and other impacts on the ground. Trase’s open-source tools and actionable intelligence enable companies, financial institutions, governments and civil society organizations to take practical steps to address deforestation. Trase is jointly led by SEI and Global Canopy, with many additional partners and close collaborators. The Trase team is made up of over 35 individuals, located in nine countries, brought together by enthusiasm, curiosity and drive.
The role
You will be part of a leading, multinational, multidisciplinary and multilingual team of experts, working across the Trase partnership while also delivering on an exciting and fun project! We value diversity, inclusivity and creativity at the core of what we do and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Through this role you will be making a major contribution to the overall Trase strategy for 2021-2025 and beyond to maximize efficiency and enable greater reach of Trase’s data.
Key responsibilities will include:
Your profile
As the successful applicant you will have a strong interest in using data to help understand some of the major environmental and sustainability challenges facing the world today. You will work independently and as part of a team in a highly flexible and exciting research environment, striving to improve the efficiency of Trase’s ability to process high-quality data. You strongly value a supportive, fun and collaborative working environment built on a foundation of respect for you and your colleagues.
Key qualifications
Desirable qualifications
Our offer
At SEI HQ, we offer a stimulating position in an international environment. You will be part of a leading multinational, multidisciplinary and multilingual team of experts in an organization where the well-being and development of our employees is a high priority. We value diversity and creativity at the core of what we do. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. Our ambition is to provide a safe, professional and creative workspace for all.
Employment at SEI HQ includes:
Additional information
This is a full-time permanent position with placement at SEI HQ in Stockholm, Sweden. The start date is as soon as possible or by arrangement.
SEI has a hybrid work environment, which allows employees to share their time between the SEI office and working remotely from their homes in Sweden. Please note that it is not possible to work outside of Sweden.
Eligibility criteria
Applicants must meet one of the following criteria to be eligible for this position:
Please note that you must meet one of these criteria to apply for this role.
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