Part time - Smeal, Marketing Dept - Research Assistant - Computer Science
The Pennsylvania State University
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS
The Marketing Department and Professor Zhong are seeking a research assistant (RA) to work up to 10 hours per week from April through December.
We are looking for a current Penn State student with a background in computer science and programming. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in web scraping, processing unstructured data (both text and images), and experience with modeling techniques such as machine learning. Compensation will be consistent with Penn State’s standard rates.
Job Duties:
Develop and maintain web scraping scripts to collect data from various online sources
Clean, organize, and process structured and unstructured datasets (e.g., text and images)
Apply machine learning models to analyze data
Collaborate with faculty and graduate students to support ongoing research projects
Document code, workflows, and findings in a clear and reproducible manner
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Summary
Assist with web scraping, data processing, and machine learning for research projects
Job title
Research Assistant - Computer Science
Experience level
current student with computer science background
Industry
education
Location requirements
Penn State University Park; remote work not guaranteed
Salary
Not specified
Management role
No
Required skills
Preferred skills
Specializations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
University Park, State College, PA, USA