Penn State University-posted 3 months ago
Part-time • Intern
Hybrid • University Park, PA
Educational Services

The Nittany AI Alliance at The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) is looking for talented and driven PSU undergraduate students to join its Advance program as a Data Scientist, Front-end Developer, and Back-end Developer. Advance interns will work on AI-related projects in an Agile software development team, collaborating with data scientists, software developers, a scrum master, and product owners, gaining hands-on experience that enhances their learning and marketability. Selected candidates will assist with the creation of prototypes leveraging artificial intelligence and drive the design of related cognitive modules.

  • Research state-of-the-art algorithms in machine learning to identify viable project approaches.
  • Design prototypes that connect data sources to a concrete use case.
  • Develop code to test the efficacy and efficiency of algorithms against real-world data.
  • Build upon wireframes and concepts created by a UX Designer leveraging technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Produce, modify, and maintain web application user interfaces.
  • Collaborate with Data Scientists in back-end design, working on APIs, data structure, and data integration.
  • Maintain software workflow, versioning, and testing during development and address any bugs.
  • Document all code according to common development best practices and create technical documentation of project work.
  • For Data Scientist: Python, TensorFlow, Infer.net or Caffe is required.
  • Proficiency in relevant mathematics, such as linear algebra and multivariate calculus.
  • Skilled in JavaScript or R.
  • Knowledge of data structures and data management methods.
  • Ability to communicate technical topics effectively to nontechnical audiences.
  • Ability to interpret and apply technical papers and articles in research journals is beneficial.
  • Experience with cloud computing and storage services, especially Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a plus.
  • For Front-end Developer: HTML5 and CSS is required.
  • Proficiency in Modern JavaScript and related frameworks, Python, responsive design and CSS frameworks like Bootstrap.
  • Experience with a code versioning tool such as GitHub.
  • Experience with cloud computing and storage services, especially AWS, and containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes is a plus.
  • For Back-end Developer: Python and one or more of the following AI modeling: Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning (ML), Computer Vision (CV) concepts is required.
  • Experience with spaCy NLP library desirable.
  • Proficiency in Java and/or Vue framework, knowledge of data structures and data management methods.
  • Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
  • Previous experience in Agile teams or collaborating with UI/UX designers and data scientists.
  • Part-time position for current Penn State undergraduate students only.
  • Ability to work 15-20 hours per week at $15.00 per hour.
  • Possibility for the internship to extend into the following semester based on Nittany AI Alliance workload and availability of the candidate.
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