Senior Data Analyst, Animal Welfare
Netherlands Government, Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA)Netherlands
Why this is on the board
The NVWA, the Dutch food and consumer product safety regulator, cannot inspect every livestock farm, so someone has to choose which farms get a visit: you build the models that guide that choice. A better model sends the same number of inspectors to the barns where animals suffer most and shows which measures work, though others ultimately decide what happens with your analyses.
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About the role
Develop data analyses and risk models to strengthen animal welfare oversight and enforcement through data-driven methods. - Develop and validate risk models for selecting farms for animal welfare inspections and assess intervention effectiveness. - Explore innovative techniques including AI, predictive modelling, and text analysis to identify emerging animal welfare risks. - Translate complex oversight questions into clear research questions and analytical approaches with domain experts. - Ma…
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