Part-Time Technical Research & Analysts at Penn State… · Penn…

Summary: The Pennsylvania State University is seeking three part-time Technical Research & Analysts to start in January 2026. The successful candidates will develop and evaluate data-driven assets for departmental projects, requiring technical scripting, hands-on AI work, and analytical research to measure the efficacy of new digital workflows. Responsibilities: - Use Generative AI and AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, LLMs) to build, test, and troubleshoot technical assignments and business logic - Develop and anonymize synthetic or public datasets (Kaggle, Open Data) for project use-cases - Design and clean surveys to track user confidence and evaluate the performance of AI-augmented tasks - Create polished technical documentation, including prompt-engineering guides and software screenshots Required Qualifications: - Currently enrolled Penn State graduate student - Proficiency in prompt engineering and auditing AI-generated code - Intermediate knowledge of SQL, Python, and data visualization - Experience with survey data collection and basic data cleaning Required Skills: AI & Logic, SQL, Python Important Skills: Data Visualization, Survey Data Collection Nice-to-Have Skills: Data Cleaning, Technical Documentation