Computational Neuroscience Research Support (ML/Video Data)

Penn State University; United States; On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Penn State University's Hershey campus is seeking a part-time Research Support specialist to assist with computational behavioral neuroscience projects. You will organize datasets, preprocess video data, and support ML workflows under principal investigators.

Responsibilities include data management, literature reviews, maintaining documentation, and contributing to figures and reports. The role emphasizes collaboration in an interdisciplinary research environment and rigorous data handling.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Bioinformatics, or related field.
• Experience organizing, analyzing, or managing research data.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in interdisciplinary research.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Organize and manage large behavioral video datasets and metadata.
• Prepare, annotate, and validate video data for computer vision and ML analyses.
• Support pipelines for video processing, object detection, and trajectory tracking.
• Assist data collection, summaries, visualization, and interpretation.
• Maintain research records, code documentation, and project documents.
• Disseminate findings via reports, presentations, and proposals.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Collaborative work

Research data management

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, Bioinformatics, or related field

Job description

Penn State University's Hershey campus is seeking a part-time Research Support specialist to assist with computational behavioral neuroscience projects. You will organize datasets, preprocess video data, and support ML workflows under principal investigators.

Responsibilities include data management, literature reviews, maintaining documentation, and contributing to figures and reports. The role emphasizes collaboration in an interdisciplinary research environment and rigorous data handling.