Part-Time Robotics & ML Research Programmer

The Pennsylvania State University; Ferguson Township (PA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a part-time Research Assistant/Programmer to support robotics and machine learning research in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The role involves data collection, data analysis, and collaboration with Dr.

Yanxi Liu in Penn State's School of EECS. Anticipated start date is 6/30/25 with end date TBD, and weekly hours around 20, offering compensation of $21 per hour.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python scripting, data manipulation, and debugging.
• Experience with NumPy array operations, broadcasting, and vectorization.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix shell commands, SSH, and file structures.
• Version control with Git and platforms such as GitHub or GitLab.
• Foundational mathematics including Linear Algebra and 3D transformations.
• Deep learning experience with frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow; knowledge of networks, losses, backpropagation.
• Computer graphics/vision basics: meshes, coordinates, and camera spaces.

Skills

Python

NumPy

Linux/Unix

Git

Linear Algebra

3D Transformations

Deep Learning

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Computer Graphics

Computer Vision Basics

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

GitHub/GitLab

Job description

The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a part-time Research Assistant/Programmer to support robotics and machine learning research in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The role involves data collection, data analysis, and collaboration with Dr.

Yanxi Liu in Penn State's School of EECS. Anticipated start date is 6/30/25 with end date TBD, and weekly hours around 20, offering compensation of $21 per hour.