Lab Research Lab Research Assistant – Tepper School of Business

Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

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Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business seeks a Lab Research Assistant to join an innovative team. You will help build a framework for Business Language Analysis (BLA) by examining accounting rules in formal documents such as 10-Ks and credit agreements, ensuring traceability of extracted items to sources.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of data collection, analysis, and research methodology experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3-5 years of experience in data collection and analysis, research experience, and/or research methodology experience required.

Responsibilities

• Build out a framework for Business Language Analysis (BLA) leveraging accounting rule structures.
• Source-grounded extraction from long financial-legal documents with verifiable traceability.
• Apply compositional and multi-provision reasoning to integrated data.
• Develop agentic architectures that chain retrieval, tool use, and verification.
• Explore graph-based and tensor methods for financial-statement data.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data collection

Analysis

Research methodology

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business is searchingfor a Lab Research Assistant to join their team. This is anexciting opportunity for someone who thrives in an interesting andchallenging work environment.

Core responsibilities include:

• Build out a framework for Business Language Analysis (BLA),which exploits the fundamental properties of accounting rulesimposed on the practice of business language in formal documents such as Form 10-K filings and credit agreements.
• Source-grounded extraction from long financial-legal documents,where every extracted item is traceable to its exact location in the source and verifiable against independent evidence;
• Compositional reasoning, where the quantity of interest dependson how several provisions or accounts interact rather than on whatany one of them says;
• Agentic architectures that chain retrieval, tool use, andverification into auditable multi-step pipelines; and
• Structural methods on accounting data — graph spectral andinformation-theoretic measures of financial-statement graphs, andtensor factorization of multi-way accounting panels underconservation constraints.
• Other duties as assigned

Adaptability, excellence, and passion are vital qualities withinCarnegie Mellon University. We are in search of a team member whocan effectively interact with a varied population of internal andexternal partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking forsomeone who shares our values and who will support the mission ofthe university through their work.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 3-5 years of experience in data collection and analysis,research experience, and/or research methodology experiencerequired

A combination of education and relevant experience from whichcomparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.

Requirements:

• Successful completion of a pre-employment backgroundcheck

Joining the CMU team opens the door to an array of exceptional benefits.

Benefits eligible employees enjoy a wide array of benefits including comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance as well as a generous retirement savings program with employer contributions. Unlock your potential with tuition benefits , take well-deserved breaks with a sample paid time off and observed holidays , and rest easy with life and accidental death and disability insurance.

Additional perks include a free Pittsburgh Regional Transit buspass, access to our Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs, fitness center access , and much more!

For a comprehensive overview of the benefits available, exploreour Benefits page.

At Carnegie Mellon, we value the whole package when extending offers of employment. Beyond credentials, we evaluate the role and responsibilities, your valuable work experience, and the knowledge gained through education and training. We appreciate your uniqueskills and the perspective you bring. Your journey with us is aboutmore than just a job; it’s about finding the perfect fit for your professional growth and personal aspirations.

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function

Researchers

Position Type

Staff – Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Full Time/Part time

Part time

Pay Basis

Hourly

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