Georgia Tech Research Institute - Data Science/Cognitive Science GRA-Fall 2024-SEAL

Data Scientist is needed in Smyrna, United States.

Client: Georgia Tech Research Institute

Location: Smyrna, United States

Contract: Part Time, Full Time

Job Description

This GTRI Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) position offers extensive opportunities to participate in diverse scientific and technological endeavors, use state-of-the-art equipment, and rapidly improve technical and leadership skills. The position is for two semesters (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025) of a half-time (50%) graduate research assistantship at Georgia Tech Research Institute’s Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory (SEAL) in the Command, Control, and Communications (C3D) team. Responsibilities include assisting Research Scientists in various Cognitive and Data Science related research tasks, conducting human subjects research, computational analysis, and reporting results according to professional publication standards.

Requirements

• Graduate Research Assistant
• Pursuing a Master’s degree or PhD at Georgia Tech in Psychology (with Engineering Psychology or Cognition and Brain Science emphasis), or Computer Science (with Artificial Intelligence or Cognitive Science emphasis)
• Enrolled full-time (12+ credit hours) during working semesters
• 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA
• Commit to 13-20 hours of work per week
• Ability to apply foundational cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and/or cognitive psychology principles and concepts
• Experience contributing to human subjects research or ability to complete CITI training
• Knowledgeable of common programming languages or data analysis software packages for computational data science (e.g., R, SPSS, SAS)
• Good academic writing and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledgeable of common programming languages for software development (e.g., Python)
• Ability to quickly learn new software applications and tools
• Ability to explore and quickly learn computational/data analysis approaches

Hours per Week

13-20 hours per week

U.S. Citizenship Requirements

Due to research contracts with the US federal government, candidates must be US Citizens.

Clearance Type Required

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Housing and Relocation

Housing and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Georgia Tech is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all in compliance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy.