Producing descriptive analyses of human traffic patterns, referrers, and indicators of traffic stability over time.
Supporting preliminary assessments of how traffic sources relate to on-wiki engagement (e.g., likelihood of exploring additional pages or initiating contribution).
Assisting in analyses of cases where sudden changes in visibility allow us to study downstream impacts on editing activity or content quality.
Cleaning and joining datasets, creating summary tables, and developing Jupyter notebooks supporting analyses.
Conducting time-series analyses for Traffic Health indicators and content reusers.
Performing natural experiment analyses with interpretable visuals and written summaries.
Documenting methods describing assumptions, data limitations, and analytical decisions.
Creating short briefs or memos explaining key findings for internal stakeholders.
Providing clear handover materials enabling reproducibility.

Requirements

Advanced SQL (large-scale distributed datasets)
Python expertise (pandas, numpy, statsmodels, scikit-learn, Jupyter)
Ability to work collaboratively in GitLab repositories
Time-series modeling experience
Applied causal inference (Diff-in-Diff, event studies, lag analysis)
Experience working with log-level or large behavioral datasets
Ability to evaluate data feasibility and design methodological approaches
Ability to interpret and communicate analytical uncertainty
Strong documentation practices and reproducibility mindset
Ability to work independently in a fast-moving, ambiguous research environment
Strong communication with non-technical stakeholders
Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple research modules
Knowledge of the Wikimedia movement and ecosystem a plus

Benefits

Competitive salary
Flexible working hours

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills

SQLPythonpandasnumpystatsmodelsscikit-learnJupytertime-series modelingcausal inferencedata cleaning

Soft skills

collaborationcommunicationdocumentationindependenceanalytical thinkingprioritizationadaptabilityproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementreproducibility mindset