Undergrad Research Assistant: Social Robotics & AI

Oakland University; Oakland (CA); On-site; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hands-on experience with advanced robotics and AI technology

Mentorship from experienced researchers

Opportunities for publications and conference presentations

Collaborative work environment

Fully-funded MSc or direct PhD opportunity

Job summary

A leading educational institution in California is looking for a sophomore or junior undergraduate research assistant to support research in social robotics and affective computing. Responsibilities include assisting with human-robot interaction experiments, data collection, and developing AI-driven behaviors. Ideal candidates will have basic programming skills and an interest in robotics. This role offers hands-on experience and mentorship opportunities, with a stipend based on the university’s rate.

Qualifications

• Sophomore or Junior-year student in Computer Science or related field.
• Basic programming skills in Python are required.
• Interest in human-AI interaction and affective computing.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing and running human-robot interaction experiments.
• Collect and annotate multimodal data including speech and facial expressions.
• Support development and testing of AI-driven robot behaviors.

Skills

Basic programming skills in Python

Interest in robotics

Familiarity with ROS or machine learning

Education

Sophomore or Junior-year student in relevant engineering or computer science

Job description

A leading educational institution in California is looking for a sophomore or junior undergraduate research assistant to support research in social robotics and affective computing. Responsibilities include assisting with human-robot interaction experiments, data collection, and developing AI-driven behaviors. Ideal candidates will have basic programming skills and an interest in robotics. This role offers hands-on experience and mentorship opportunities, with a stipend based on the university’s rate.