Part-Time Human-Centered AI Research Associate

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University is seeking a part-time PREP Research Associate to support human-centered AI research under the NIST PREP program. The role focuses on designing studies, data analysis, and reporting, with collaboration across researchers at NIST and Johns Hopkins.

The position is 20 hours per week, telework with occasional on-site meetings at the Gaithersburg campus. A strong background in quantitative/qualitative methods and programming is required.

Qualifications

• Background in Computer Science, HCI, I/O Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Human Factors/Engineering Psychology, Psychometrics or Economics.
• Education level: graduate student or higher.
• Strong background in quantitative and/or qualitative research methodology.
• Experience with human subjects research on AI use and adoption.
• Programming skills and experience creating tools for human-centered AI evaluation.
• Knowledge/interest in human-computer interaction and human-AI interaction.
• Knowledge/interest in machine learning and AI test and evaluation.
• Ability to work both in teams and independently.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design/conduct human-subject studies (experimental design, surveys, and/or interviews).
• Conduct data analysis of human-subject experiments, surveys and/or interview data using inferential statistical methods and qualitative thematic and grounded theory analysis.
• Perform literature surveys relevant to HCAI, human-AI interaction, and AI evaluation.
• Develop infrastructure and approaches for human-centered AI evaluation.
• Write/prepare reports, research papers, and presentations of project information at internal and external meetings.

Skills

Computer Science

HCI

I/O Psychology

Cognitive Psychology

Human Factors/Engineering Psychology

Psychometrics

Economics

Communication skills

Education

Graduate student or higher

Tools

Programming

Job description

Johns Hopkins University is seeking a part-time PREP Research Associate to support human-centered AI research under the NIST PREP program. The role focuses on designing studies, data analysis, and reporting, with collaboration across researchers at NIST and Johns Hopkins.

The position is 20 hours per week, telework with occasional on-site meetings at the Gaithersburg campus. A strong background in quantitative/qualitative methods and programming is required.