Arsenal are hiring a Research Engineer and this one is super interesting to me because although it arguably isn't really a data science role, so many elements of it are. I read it as a forward thinking way of solving problems in a modern way, which is exactly
Today I'm posting two adverts that I wouldn't normally review in detail for different reasons. But both are potential routes into football ultimately and reading them side by side tells you something interesting. The first is a Senior Data Scientist at Ludonautics, a consultancy similar to
Last time I reviewed a data science job in football I was writing about arguably the biggest club in the world. This time it's AFC Fylde who have just won the sixth tier of English football and been promoted to the fifth (with a 100 point season by
Manchester United are hiring a Forward Deployed Data Engineer on a 12 month fixed term contract based at Carrington and while my usual rule is not to give too much insight into clubs where I have, ahem, more knowledge than most, I think this is an interesting role to discuss.
Southampton FC are hiring a Head of Data and Research based at their Staplewood Campus -> https://saintsfc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/SFC001/details/Head-of-Data-and-Research_RQ-038131. This is described as a senior leadership role sitting within the Sport Republic group which also includes Göztepe
Newcastle United are hiring a Lead Recruitment Data Analyst -> https://careers.newcastleunited.com/job/lead-recruitment-data-analyst-5932188 <- and this role is clearly scoped as sitting within the recruitment department. Reading through it this is classic Decision Science. You'll be producing reporting and insights on
Livingston FC who were recently relegated from the Scottish Premiership and will be looking to bounce back are hiring a Lead Data Scientist and they've put out what can only be described as a very ambitious job spec -> https://livingstonfc.co.uk/job-opportunity-lead-data-scientist/
I started this site as a place to collect the posts I've been making on LinkedIn analysing job adverts for data roles at football clubs. That's the main reason it exists. I do various other things too, and I occasionally write about data, AI and football