(Remote) Temporary Research Assistant/Software Engineer - Department of Political Science

Orchestrate Consulting's mission is to help job seekers access carefully coordinated opportunities that match their career goals. We are not a staffing firm or agency. Orchestrate Consulting does not hire for these roles—we curate and validate them from verified employers.Employer Industry: Higher Education and ResearchWhy Consider This Job Opportunity Opportunity to work remotely, providing flexibility in your work environment Engaging project focused on scalable and accessible text analysis using advanced language models Collaboration with faculty and students from prestigious institutions Develop open-source code, contributing to the broader research community Short-term assignment with potential for impactful contributions in a cutting-edge fieldWhat To Expect (Job Responsibilities) Support efforts to deliver scalable and accessible text analysis with the ConfliBERT family of large language models Assist in pre-training and fine-tuning new ConfliBERT models Communicate and meet regularly with the Principal Investigator Attend weekly project meetings with faculty and students from partner universities Develop and maintain open-source code publicly available on GitHubWhat Is Required (Qualifications) Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline; graduate degree is preferred or in progress 0-6 months of relevant experience Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered All qualifications must be met by the time of employmentHow To Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications) Experience with large language models for text analysis Familiarity with high-performance computing environments and SLURM Proficiency in Python or R programming languages Experience using GitHub for version control and collaboration#HigherEducation #ResearchOpportunity #RemoteWork #SoftwareEngineering #OpenSourceDevelopment"We prioritize candidate privacy and champion equal-opportunity employment. Central to our mission is our partnership with companies that share this commitment. We aim to foster a fair, transparent, and secure hiring environment for all. If you encounter any employer not adhering to these principles, please bring it to our attention immediately. We are not the EOR (Employer of Record) for this position. Our role in this specific opportunity is to connect outstanding candidates with a top-tier employer."#OrchestrateConsultingGroup