COSMOS - Graduate Research Assistant; Developer

Position: COSMOS - Graduate Research Assistant (Developer)

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Closing Date

Not specified

Type of Position

Graduate Assistant

Workstudy Position

No

Job Type

Academic Term (Fixed Term)

Sponsorship Available

No

Institution Name

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Department

COSMOS

Department's Website

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Summary of

Job Duties

The Graduate Research Assistant will transition socio-computational models to usable tools. The Graduate Research Assistant will work with the research team to transition predictive models of socio-technical behaviors on a variety of social media platforms (particularly video-based platforms) to usable tools/software to identify key actors and key groups. This is an on-campus position. This position reports to Dr. Nitin Agarwal (nxagarwal), Maulden-Entergy Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor and Director of the COSMOS Research Center, UA‑Little Rock.

This position is governed by state and federal laws, and agency/institution policy.

Required

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Regular admission to a graduate degree program or good standing with the Graduate School for continuing graduate students.
• Ability to work the required hours (FT‑50% – 20 hours per week / PT‑25% – 10 hours per week) with regular attendance.

Preferred

Education and/or Experience

• A candidate with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline will be given preference.
• A candidate with experience in computer programming and data management will be given preference.
• Knowledge of computational social science and social network analysis.
• Experience with machine learning techniques and models such as classifiers, transformers, clustering, etc.
• Experience with graph theory and graphic libraries such as Gephi or Network
  
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• Familiar with UNIX-based systems such as Linux.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to software development for transitioning research to publicly available web tools.
• Assist in preparing reports, software guides, tutorials, and publications.
• Coordinate meetings and lead discussions.
• Other tasks as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of Java or Python, including data analysis and graphing libraries such as Pandas, Matplotlib, Plotly.
• Familiar with MVC architecture.
• Familiar with Java script or related frameworks (Node, React, …).
• Familiar with HTML DOM and CSS.
• Knowledge of DB systems and SQL language.
• Ability to interact with people of diverse ethnic backgrounds.
• Communication skills, writing skills, and public speaking.
• Effective organizational skills.

Salary Information

$1,500 monthly stipend

Required Documents to Apply

Resume

Recruitment Contact Information

Fadime Ledford (faledford) – Grant Manager, COSMOS Research Center

Application Process

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site:  Please do not send materials to the listed recruitment contact.

To Apply

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Disability Accommodations

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Pre‑employment Screening Requirements

No Background Check Required. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is committed to providing a safe campus community.…