Penn State
Penn State University Park
Part-Time Technical Research & Analysts
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The Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems at Penn State University Park invites applications for three part-time Technical Research & Analysts to start January 2026. The successful candidates will develop and evaluate data-driven assets for departmental projects. This role requires a blend of technical scripting, hands-on AI work, and analytical research to measure the efficacy of new digital workflows. The successful candidates may expect an average of 8 hours of work per week throughout the regular academic calendar.
Job Duties
- AI Prototyping & Testing: Use Generative AI and AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, LLMs) to build, test, and troubleshoot technical assignments and business logic.
- Data Engineering: Develop and anonymize synthetic or public datasets (Kaggle, Open Data) for project use-cases.
- Technical Research: Design and clean surveys to track user confidence and evaluate the performance of AI-augmented tasks.
- Content Development: Create polished technical documentation, including prompt-engineering guides and software screenshots.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Currently enrolled Penn State graduate student
- AI & Logic: Proficiency in prompt engineering and auditing AI-generated code.
- Technical Fluency: Intermediate knowledge of SQL, Python, and data visualization.
- Research Literacy: Experience with survey data collection and basic data cleaning.