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Part time - Smeal, Marketing Dept - Research Assistant - Computer Science
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Job Description
- Req#: REQ_0000065852
Employer Industry: Higher Education
Why consider this job opportunity:
- Compensation consistent with Penn State's standard rates
- Flexible work hours, up to 10 hours per week
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge research projects
- Collaborate with faculty and graduate students in a dynamic academic environment
- Gain hands-on experience in data processing and machine learning techniques
- Contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion
What to Expect (Job Responsibilities):
- Develop and maintain web scraping scripts to collect data from various online sources
- Clean, organize, and process structured and unstructured datasets (e.g., text and images)
- Apply machine learning models to analyze data
- Collaborate with faculty and graduate students to support ongoing research projects
- Document code, workflows, and findings in a clear and reproducible manner
What is Required (Qualifications):
- Current student at Penn State with a background in computer science and programming
- Strong skills in web scraping and processing unstructured data (both text and images)
- Experience with modeling techniques such as machine learning
- Ability to work collaboratively in a research environment
- Strong documentation skills for code and workflows
How to Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications):
- Previous experience with data analysis or research projects
- Familiarity with programming languages commonly used in data science (e.g., Python, R)
- Understanding of data cleaning and preprocessing techniques
- Interest in machine learning and data modeling
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively
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