Overview
The Individual Contractor will assist the Future of Work project in scraping activities, focusing on identifying websites, developing algorithms for data extraction, and monitoring scraped data.
Key Responsibilities
- Identifying job and employment-related websites for potential data scraping, under guidance.
- Basic knowledge of ethical guidelines and legal boundaries in web scraping, focusing on adhering to terms of service and privacy laws of targeted websites.
- Developing foundational skills in creating simple algorithms for extracting data like job listings and company information, and skills from websites.
- Working using web scraping tools and technologies, such as Python libraries (BeautifulSoup, Scrapy), with an emphasis on learning and application under supervision.
- Monitoring and updating scraped data, with an emphasis on understanding their importance and basic functionality.
- Identify and solve basic issues during the web scraping process, with support from more experienced team members.
Required Experience
A minimum of 1 year of experience in scrapping is required.
Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, or other related computer fields is required.
