Temporary Researcher

Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA invites applications for a Temporary Researcher in the Computer Science Department to assist Dr. Agu's lab. The role focuses on mobile and server programming to build a wound infection screener and care recommender app, with robust support for deep learning requests from mobile devices.

This is a part-time, 20-hour-per-week position offering $25 per hour. The work includes analyzing combined visual and thermal images to improve infection detection

Qualifications

• Strong mobile and server programming background.
• Experience with deep learning on image data (photographs and thermal).
• Ability to analyze data and support ML model development for wound care.

Responsibilities

• Provide mobile and server programming for a wound infection screener and care recommender app.
• Assist with analysis and development of wound analysis algorithms using deep learning on visual and thermal data.
• Analyze collected data to support research and development of infection wound care algorithms.

Skills

Mobile programming

Server programming

Deep learning

Data analysis

Job description

JOB TITLE

Temporary Researcher

LOCATION

Worcester

DEPARTMENT NAME

Computer Science - JM

DIVISION NAME

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

Temporary researcher needed to assist in Dr. Agu's lab in the Computer Science Department at WPI.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities:

• Provide a strong mobile and wound server programming background required to produce a robust wound infection screener and care recommender app with a server that can robustly serve deep learning requests from mobile devices.
• Assist with analysis of the development of the wound analysis algorithms using deep learning using photographs and thermal images, and on machine learning models that combine visual images and thermal images to detect infection more accurately.
• Analyze the collected data to assist in researching and developing the infection wound care recommendation algorithms and machine learning methods.

Hourly pay rate is $25 per hour. This is a temporary 20 hour per week position.

FLSA STATUS

United States of America (Non-Exempt)

WPI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status,or disability. It seeks individuals from all backgrounds and experiences who will contribute to a culture of creativity, collaboration, inclusion, problem solving, innovation, high performance, and change making.It is committed to maintaining a campus environment free of harassment and discrimination.