Sonia Mitchell
Research Software Engineer For Open Science Methods And Applications
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolSonia Mitchell is a Research Software Engineer specializing in open science methods, bringing a decade of experience at the intersection of data science, software development, and academia. With a PhD in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology and an MSc in Bioengineering, she translates complex research questions into reproducible, production-ready code and tooling. Her career spans postdoctoral roles at the University of Glasgow and current work at Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, where she focuses on making scientific workflows more open and robust. Earlier experience designing curricula and teaching English in Korea highlights strong communication and materials-development skills that complement her technical work. Known for pragmatic data analysis and a commitment to reproducibility, she thrives on bridging domain science with scalable software practices.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Environmental and Evolutionary Biology at Glasgow UniversityBioengineering, MSc, Distinction, Bioengineering, MSc, Distinction at University of Strathclyde
Github Skills (55)
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
boydorr/rdiversity
Feb 2016 - Mar 2021
rdiversity - An R package for measuring similarity-sensitive diversity
Contributions:16 releases, 1 review, 1291 commits in 5 years 1 month
r-packagediversitybiodiversitydiversity-measurementrstats
SBOHVM/RPiR
Aug 2020 - Apr 2022
The Reproducible Programming in R course, developed by the School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow.
Contributions:8 reviews, 649 commits, 49 PRs in 1 year 7 months
university-of-glasgowveterinaryone-healthbiodiversityhealth
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