Data Science Apprentice
We are seeking to recruit a Data Science Level 6 Apprentice to join our Data Science group. Collaborating with our industry partners, we develop tools, frameworks, and applications to accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies across the UK industry and the public sector.
Role
You will work across the Hartree Centre’s project portfolio, focusing on data analysis and machine learning. You will regularly interact with other technical teams, including High Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering. Our work involves a range of industry sectors including healthcare, manufacturing, energy and agritech. There is some scope for choosing projects in areas you find especially interesting. From small start-up companies to large multinational corporations, you will work closely with commercial teams, with some work being commercial in confidence.
Duties include:
- Work on building solutions to customers’ data science challenges.
- Learn and apply data-centric analytics and AI technologies.
- Visit commercial and academic partners, validate conclusions and present results to customers, including using advanced visualisation.
- Make site visits to commercial and academic partners.
- Publish non-confidential results to build the Hartree Centre and your own profiles in the community.
Training
Delivery – Blended (online, with in-person Block Release in Nottingham – 14 days per academic year).
Further career and training opportunities.
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Data scientist (integrated degree) (level 6)
- Training Provider
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, THE
- Working Week
- Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.
- Expected Duration
- 4 Years
- Positions Available
- 1
- Closing Date
- Monday, 2nd February 2026
- Start Date
- Thursday, 3rd September 2026
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Qualifications
- English GCSE, grade 4 or above (Essential)
- Maths GCSE, grade 4 or above (Essential)
- 3 subjects including maths A Level, grade BBB or BBC or above (Essential)