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Subjects: Research Opportunity / Samueli School of Engineering- Research Assistance Needed / Part-time Research Assistance Needed
Sender: Prof. Felix Wu <swufelix@gmail.com>
University of California Los Angeles, Samueli School of Engineering, Department of Computer Science is currently seeking the services of Research Assistants to assist with research projects on campus. The successful candidates will work closely with our research team to support ongoing data collection and analysis . They are to work remotely or in person and get paid weekly.
My group research generally proceeds at two levels; we focus both on building real systems for large-scale natural language processing tasks and on developing techniques to address underlying theoretical problems in the syntactic, semantic and pragmatic analysis of natural language. We rely on machine learning techniques including neural networks as our primary modeling tool, both for guiding natural language system development and for exploring the mechanisms that underlie language understanding.
Responsibilities:
Assist with the design and implementation of research projects on campus
Conduct literature reviews and summarize key findings
Collect and analyze data using appropriate statistical methods
Prepare and present findings to the research team
This is a part-time position with a flexible schedule, and the successful candidate will work approximately 6-7 hours per week. The position offers valuable research experience, and the opportunity to work with a dynamic and collaborative research team on campus.
To proceed with the application process, submit a copy of your resume , Bruin card and your current class schedule for review.
Best regards
Prof. Sheila Greibach
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Leonard Kleinrock Term Chair in Computer Science
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