Research Intern
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Las Vegas, NV - USA
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Job Description
Undergraduate/Graduate Research Internship (BS/MS/PhD Level)
Advanced Seismo-Acoustic Waveform and Event Processing and Pipeline Development
Location:Desert Research Institute (DRI) Reno Nevada (or Remote/Hybrid)
Duration:Summer (1012 weeks flexible)
Mentor:Dr. Cleat Zeiler
The Seismology 4 All STEM effort at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) invites applications for research internships focused on the development of advanced data-driven systems that enable seismology workflows for all education levels. This opportunity is open to highly motivated students with strong technical backgrounds and an interest in solving complex real-world problems at the intersection of software engineering data science and algorithm design.
We are seeking to recruit one undergraduate student for this internship.
The project involves designing and implementing scalable intelligent platforms that integrate structured data user interaction and adaptive decision-making logic. The goal is to develop a data workflow for implementation in High Schools that connect students to local seismic activity. Much of the software is already developed but ease of access to data and sharing results for collaborative science needs to be coordinated.
Research Scope
Interns will contribute to the design development and evaluation of seismo-acoustic work flows including:
Development of structured data models to enable rapid analysis Design and implementation of algorithmic matching ranking or recommendation methods Backend system development for scalable data processing and interaction Integration of real-time system components and performance optimization Data-driven evaluation and iterative improvement of system performance
Key Responsibilities
Contribute to system architecture design and core development Implement and test algorithms and backend components Work with databases APIs and cloud-based infrastructure Perform data analysis benchmarking and system optimization Collaborate on improving system performance and scalability.
Required Qualifications
Current undergraduate in: Computer Science Data Science Electrical Engineering Geosciences or related fields
Strong background in: Programming (Python C JavaScript or similar) Data Structures algorithms and system design
Solid foundation in data structures algorithms and system design
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with machine learning recommendation systems or large-scale data systems
Experience with backend frameworks ( Django FastAPI etc.)
Experience with databases (SQL/NoSQL)
Experience to cloud platforms (AWA GCP Azure)
Experience with Seismo-Acoustic systems and distributed architectures
Salary
Undergraduate Students: $20-25/hour Masters Students: $23-28/hour PhD Students: $25-30/hour
Schedule: Summer (10-12 weeks) flexible hours and potential to continue during fall semester if scheduling permits
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About Company
Working to solve our most challenging environmental problems. Since 1959, the faculty, students, and staff at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) have advanced scientific knowledge to help solve pressing environmental challenges and improve human health.
