Research Support: Computational Neuroscience & ML

The Pennsylvania State University; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a Part Time Research Support specialist in Hershey, PA to assist with computational behavioral neuroscience projects. You will organize datasets, preprocess video data, support ML workflows, review literature, and help document and disseminate findings.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s degree in CS/DS/IS/Bioinformatics or equivalent, strong data management skills, and the ability to work both independently and with an interdisciplinary team in a

Qualifications

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in CS/DS/IS/Bioinformatics or related field.
• Experience organizing, analyzing, or managing research data.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a research setting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with organization and quality control of large behavioral video datasets.
• Prepare, preprocess, annotate, and validate behavioral video data for analyses.
• Support pipelines for video processing, detection, and trajectory tracking.
• Assist in data collection, summaries, visualization, and interpretation of results.
• Maintain research records, protocols, and code documentation.
• Summarize literature on behavioral neuroscience, CV, AI, and ML.
• Evaluate model performance and validate computational methods.
• Prepare figures, tables, reports, and grant materials.
• Coordinate meetings, maintain timelines, and assist collaboration.
• Support data management to ensure compliance with policies.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree or equivalent in CS/DS/IS/Bioinformatics

Job description

The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a Part Time Research Support specialist in Hershey, PA to assist with computational behavioral neuroscience projects. You will organize datasets, preprocess video data, support ML workflows, review literature, and help document and disseminate findings.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s degree in CS/DS/IS/Bioinformatics or equivalent, strong data management skills, and the ability to work both independently and with an interdisciplinary team in a