Nittany AI Advance Internship - Multiple Opportunities
Nittany AI Advance Internship - Multiple Opportunities
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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS
The Nittany AI Alliance at The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) is looking for talented and driven PSU undergraduate students to join its Advance program as a Data Scientist Frontend Developer and Backend Developer. Advance interns will work on AIrelated projects in an Agile software development team collaborating with data scientists software developers a scrum master and product owners gaining handson experience that enhances their learning and marketability. Selected candidates will assist with the creation of prototypes leveraging artificial intelligence and drive the design of related cognitive modules.
Specifically the Data Scientist will research stateoftheart algorithms in machine learning to identify viable project approaches design prototypes that connect data sources to a concrete use case and develop code to test the efficacy and efficiency of algorithms against realworld data. The FrontEnd Developer will build upon wireframes and concepts created by a UX Designer leveraging technologies such as HTML CSS and JavaScript. They will produce modify and maintain web application user interfaces. They will work with Data Scientists in backend design collaborating on APIs data structure and data integration. They will maintain software workflow versioning and testing during development and address any bugs. They will document all code according to common development best practices and create technical documentation of project work to facilitate knowledge sharing. The BackEnd Developer will research stateoftheart algorithms in machine learning to identify viable project approaches design prototypes that connect data sources to a concrete use case and develop code to build and improve upon a prototype optical character recognition and natural language processing solution.
Experience Required for Data Scientist:
Python TensorFlow or Caffe is required. Proficiency in relevant mathematics such as linear algebra and multivariate calculus. Skilled in JavaScript or R. Knowledge of data structures and data management methods. Ability to communicate technical topics effectively to nontechnical audiences and ability to interpret and apply technical papers and articles in research journals is beneficial. Experience with cloud computing and storage services especially Amazon Web Services (AWS) and experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes is a plus.
Experience Required for Frontend Developer:
HTML5 and CSS is required. Proficiency in Modern JavaScript and related frameworks Python responsive design and CSS frameworks like Bootstrap. Experience with a code versioning tool such as GitHub cloud computing and storage services especially Amazon Web Services (AWS) containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes and previous experience in Agile teams or collaborating with UI/UX designers and data scientists is a plus.
Experience Required for Backend Developer:
Python and one or more of the following AI modeling: Natural Language Processing (NLP) Machine Learning (ML) Computer Vision (CV) concepts is required. Experience with spaCy NLP library desirable. Proficiency in Java and/or Vue framework knowledge of data structures and data management methods and the ability to communicate technical topics effectively to nontechnical audiences is beneficial. Experience with cloud computing and storage services especially Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a plus.
Interviews are conducted in March for the Fall semester and October for the Spring semester. Strong consideration will be given to candidates who can present a successful project in their domain. This is a parttime position for current Penn State undergraduate students only with the ability to work 1520 hours per week at $15.00 per hour. Possibility for the internship to extend into the following semester based on Nittany AI Alliance workload and availability of the candidate.
BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES
Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988 Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security such as those concerning alcohol and drug use crime prevention the reporting of crimes sexual assault and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.
EEO IS THE LAW
Penn State is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability please contact.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Part-Time
