Description

Disclaimer: This posting is not an chance to work for Clean Foundation.

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Foundation is supporting the hiring process for Green Jobs Internship Programs. The organization participating in Green Jobs Internship is Korotu Technology located in Toronto and Vancouver. This position is hybrid being approximately 80% remote.

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Foundation will be collecting resumes then submitting them to Korotu Technology to complete the interview and onboarding process.

Korotu Technology website can be found here: korotu.com.

About Korotu

Korotu Technology (www.korotu.com) is a fast-growing clean-tech startup on a mission to protect our planet. We use satellite imagery, AI, and on-the-ground data to help communities monitor, measure, and finance nature-based solutions. Our SaaS platform, Aroa, empowers land protectors and impact investors to fight climate change and preserve biodiversity by providing them with data they can trust.

We are a small, passionate team making a big impact, working with partners like WWF-Canada and the Island Nature Trust.

The Opportunity

As our Data Science Lead, you will play a central role at Korotu. You will be responsible for guiding our data science co-op students, translating client requirements into technical workflows, and owning the end-to-end lifecycle of our geospatial projects. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to combine hands-on modeling with early-career technical leadership and client-facing project delivery.

This position is a 12-month contract funded through the Green Jobs Program,



structured with a clear path and intent to transition into a permanent role upon term completion.

Requirements

Project Scoping & Business Development

● Define and drive the data science vision and roadmap for Korotu, identifying new opportunities to apply AI and machine learning to the natural capital space.

● Act as the technical authority in client engagements, working alongside the leadership team to understand client needs, shape project mandates, and win new business.

● Stay at the forefront of AI and remote sensing research, translating cutting-edge academic work into tangible commercial applications and a competitive advantage for Korotu.

Team Guidance & Co-op Mentorship

● Serve as the primary technical mentor and daily coordinator for our data science co-op students, guiding them through project onboarding, code reviews, and technical unblocking.

● Foster a collaborative environment of intellectual curiosity, best engineering practices, and peer learning within the data science stream.

● Help shape internal team workflows and documentation to ensure co-op projects scale smoothly into our core platform.

Project Execution & Productization

● Own the full project lifecycle, from initial problem discovery and prototyping to delivering robust, data-driven solutions to our clients.

● Lead cross-functional project teams, ensuring seamless collaboration between data scientists, software engineers, designers, and product managers.

● Partner closely with the engineering lead to architect and implement the productization of successful R&D; projects, turning bespoke solutions into scalable, repeatable features on our Arora platform.

📌 Data Science Lead - (Geospatial AI & Climate) - 12 month contract to permanent - Green Jobs Toronto and Vancouver - Deadline to Apply August 16 (Canada)
🏢 Clean Foundation
📍 Canada