Part-Time Technical Research & Analysts
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Job Location:
University Park, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS
The Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems at Penn State University Park invites applications for three part-time Technical Research & Analysts to start January 2026. The successful candidates will develop and evaluate data-driven assets for departmental projects. This role requires a blend of technical scripting hands-on AI work and analytical research to measure the efficacy of new digital workflows. The successful candidates may expect an average of 8 hours of work per week throughout the regular academic calendar.
Job Duties
- AI Prototyping & Testing:Use Generative AI and AI-assisted coding tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot LLMs) to build test and troubleshoot technical assignments and business logic.
- Data Engineering:Develop and anonymize synthetic or public datasets (Kaggle Open Data) for project use-cases.
- Technical Research:Design and clean surveys to track user confidence and evaluate the performance of AI-augmented tasks.
- Content Development:Create polished technical documentation including prompt-engineering guides and software screenshots.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Currently enrolled Penn State graduate student
- AI & Logic:Proficiency in prompt engineering and auditing AI-generated code.
- Technical Fluency:Intermediate knowledge of SQL Python and data visualization.
- Research Literacy:Experience with survey data collection and basic data cleaning.
Compensation
The starting rate for this position is $18.00 per hour.
Candidates with questions may contact the department assistant Autumn Knepp at .
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancies are filled.
BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES
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