Intelligent Document Processing

Zintellect; Pittsburgh, Northern (Allegheny County, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Pittsburgh, PA, offers an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) internship to undergraduates, recent Bachelor’s graduates, and Master’s graduates. Participants work under mentors on research projects within NETL’s Research Innovation Center, becoming integral members of project teams.

The focus is on intelligent document processing (IDP) for subsurface applications, including data extraction from scanned records, integrating

Job description

The National Energy Technology Laboratory's (NETL's) record of success has been built on understanding the future of energy and the technologies required to make that future possible. We’ve long touted our success in developing the technologies that took on acid rain in the 1970s and mercury in the early 2000s.

Program Goals

The Professional Internship Program is designed to introduce undergraduate students and recent Bachelor's graduates to the challenges of conducting energy research, and enable graduate students and recent Master's graduates to further build off their studies and experience as they join the scientific community. Participants interact daily with assigned mentors who guide research and project activities during the internship, while they become integral members of project teams.

The program goals include providing the opportunity to participants to:

• Develop skills and knowledge in their field of study
• Engagewith new areas of basic and applied research
• Transition classroom theory into hands-on experience
• Network with world-class scientists
• Exchange ideas and skills with the Laboratory community
• Use state-of-the-art equipment
• Contribute to answers for today's pressing scientific questions
• Collaborate with the broader scientific and technical communities

Project Details

Through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), this posting seeks a recent Bachelor's graduate, recent Master's graduate, or student researcher to engage in projects with the Research Innovation Center (RIC) at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in the area of Intelligent Document Processing under the mentorship of Greg Lackey. This project will be hosted at the NETL Pittsburgh, PA campus.

In this appointment, the participant will collaborate in research efforts related to intelligent document processing (IDP) for subsurface applications. The current research objective is to collaborate on the development of open-source IDP software that facilitates the extraction of valuable data from scanned records that describe energy infrastructure such wells and reservoirs. The selected participant will conduct research in close conjunction with NETL federal and contract staff to: (1) test and validate open-source methods for extracting structured data from scanned records; (2) integrate open-source large language models into IDP research software; and (3) take part in the improvement of user interface and user experience of IDP research software.

Through this project, the participant will learn how to: (1) conduct research for full-stack production system that includes Python/FastAPI, MongoDB, and a TypeScript/React client; (2)apply AI and machine learning to a challenging real-world problem; (3) gain knowledge of data needs for the energy industry; and (4) collaborate and communicate with an interdisciplinary team to extend an existing codebase with active users.

Stipend

Participants receive a biweekly stipend based on their educational level. Stipend payments are taxable as an educational benefit. Stipends for full-time participation are:

• $775.50 perweek for undergraduate students
• $1206 perweek for recent Bachelor's graduates
• $1475.50 perweek for graduate students and recent Master's graduates

Program Requirements

To document the effectiveness of the program, participants are required to submit a pre-appointment and post-appointment survey, as well as a reflection on their appointment experience when they renew or end their appointment. The reflection should summarize their project(s), additional activities, and overall experience. Details are provided as the appointment end date approaches.
Participants may also have the opportunity to contribute to manuscripts, journal articles, book chapters, conference presentations, posters, patents, and other publications as a part of their appointment. Such achievements should also be reported to ORISE; additional details are provided after an offer has been accepted.

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory system, is owned and operated by the DOE. NETL supports the DOE mission to advance the energy security of the United States.This is an educational opportunity offered by NETL and administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. Participants in the program are not considered employees of NETL, DOE, the program administrator, or any other office or agency.