Part-Time Research Assistant: LLM & AI for Data Science

Penn State University; University Park (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Penn State University in University Park, PA seeks master's students in Computer Science or related fields for part-time Research Assistant positions in Spring 2027. Exceptionally qualified undergraduates may also apply.

You will work on research projects involving large language models, AI agents, and their applications in data analysis and scientific research. Responsibilities include developing and evaluating LLM-based methods, implementing computational experiments, building research

Qualifications

• Strong Python programming skills.
• Experience with ML/DL/LLM applications.
• Familiar with PyTorch, Transformers, LangChain.
• Experience with research projects or internships.
• Write well-documented, reproducible code.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate LLM-based methods.
• Implement computational experiments.
• Build research software.
• Analyze experimental results.

Skills

Python

ML/DL/LLM

PyTorch

Transformers

LangChain

Research projects

Independent work

Education

Master's student in CS or related

Tools

PyTorch

HuggingFace

LangChain

Job description

Penn State University in University Park, PA seeks master's students in Computer Science or related fields for part-time Research Assistant positions in Spring 2027. Exceptionally qualified undergraduates may also apply.

You will work on research projects involving large language models, AI agents, and their applications in data analysis and scientific research. Responsibilities include developing and evaluating LLM-based methods, implementing computational experiments, building research