Remote AI Development Research Assistant

Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 24,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a Research Assistant for AI Development. The role supports data collection, organization, and data management for research studies under a PI or research team.

Responsibilities include running reports, data cleaning, literature searches, and developing prototypes with APIs. Collaboration with the CSOS team is essential; this position is remote with standard weekday hours and a starting hourly salary range of $17.65–$31.05.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
• Interest in intelligent interfaces or human-computer interaction.
• Familiarity with user flow design, system logic, or lightweight tracking mechanisms.
• Experience deploying applications using common platforms or tools.
• Experience working with database management.
• Experience designing or building AI conversational agents or interactive dialogue systems.
• Strong programming skills (e.g. Python, Java Script).
• Experience working with APIs.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving abilities.
• Clear communication and the ability to collaborate with a research team.

Responsibilities

• Run routine and ad hoc reports.
• Use standard tools and computer programs to review data.
• Assist with data cleaning measures to ensure accuracy of data and preparation of tables.
• Lead basic activities such as data collection and data entry.
• May lead specific tasks and develop processes to ensure study activities occur effectively and efficiently.
• May conduct literature searches to support faculty in research efforts.
• May design and format papers/publications.
• May assist PIs in writing summaries of papers for release as policy briefs or other channels.
• Translate design ideas into functional prototypes through close collaboration with the research team and participate in iterative testing and refine features based on feedback.
• Work with APIs to integrate external services into the application.
• Build and refine components that track user activity and support ongoing improvements.
• Implement logic that supports proactive guidance and responsive system behaviors.
• Develop and test application features within an interactive conversational system.

Skills

Programming

Data management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Python

JavaScript

APIs

Databases

Job description

Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a Research Assistant for AI Development. The role supports data collection, organization, and data management for research studies under a PI or research team.

Responsibilities include running reports, data cleaning, literature searches, and developing prototypes with APIs. Collaboration with the CSOS team is essential; this position is remote with standard weekday hours and a starting hourly salary range of $17.65–$31.05.