Research Associate - LTI - School of Computer Science

Carnegie Mellon University

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About The Position

Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world’s most renowned education institutions. With ground-breaking brain science, path-breaking performances, creative start-ups, big data, big ambitions, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn’t imagine the future, we invent it. If you’re passionate about joining a community that challenges the curious to deliver work that matters, your journey starts here! The Language Technologies Institute (LTI) at CMU is a world-renowned research and education hub at the forefront of natural language processing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction. Established within the School of Computer Science, LTI pioneers innovative ways to understanding, processing, and generating human language in both written and spoken forms. We are seeking a Research Assistant. The position will be working on our ongoing research project examining perceptions of sociolect-using generative AI (both text and voice based) by native speakers of particular sociolects. Ultimately, this will involve conducting the research and writing it up as an academic paper.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience in Computer Science, AI, ML and/or NLP
• Solid experience with basic NLP and HCI research workflows and frameworks
• Experience writing research papers
• Statistical tools experience
• A combination of education and meaningful experience from which comparable knowledge is proven may be considered.
• Successful background check investigation may be required

Responsibilities

• Reading academic papers
• Crafting, running, and monitoring user studies where online crowdsourcing participants interact with an AI system prompted to produce the sociolect
• Using statistical tools and thematic analyses for analyzing the results of these studies
• Writing up research methodology and results, and taking the paper through an NLP or HCI conference submission flow (submission, reviews and rebuttals, presentation, etc.)

Benefits

• Benefits eligible employees enjoy a wide array of benefits including comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance as well as a generous retirement savings program with employer contributions.
• Unlock your potential with tuition benefits, take well-deserved breaks with ample paid time off and observed holidays, and rest easy with life and accidental death and disability insurance.
• Additional perks include a free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass, access to our Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs, fitness center access, and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level