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Professional Research Assistant Level 1

Requisition Number:

64651

Location:

Boulder, Colorado

City

Boulder

State

Colorado

Employment Type:

Research Faculty

Schedule:

Part-Time

Posting Close Date:

27-May-2025

Date Posted:

22-May-2025
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Job Summary

The NSF Institute for Student AI Teaming (iSAT) is seeking an on-call research assistant to help with data annotation and curation when needed. We are looking for a motivated, hard-working individual to help support our research in cognitive science and human-computer interaction. This position is ready to assist with data annotation, analysis, and management to support teams handling classroom data when called upon. 

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The NSF National AI Institute for Student-AI Teaming (iSAT) is an interdisciplinary research community dedicated to transforming classrooms into more effective and engaging learning environments. We team with students and teachers to develop the next generation of collaborative learning environments. Together we tackle one of the biggest challenges facing education today: How can one teacher create a collaborative classroom for all students? (See https://www.colorado.edu/research/ai-institute/)

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

  • Data annotation, analysis, and management to support teams handling classroom data when called upon.

What We Can Offer

$27.52 per hour/ annual salary equivalent $57,240.00.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.

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What We Require

  • Bachelors degree in psychology, education, neuroscience, computer science or a related discipline.
  • Confident in using office applications (Microsoft Office Suite, G-suite).
  • Motivated, attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills.
  • Strong people skills - you will be responsible for keeping participants comfortable in the lab setting.

What You Will Need

  • Prior research experience, particularly with human participants.
  • At least basic proficiency in any of Python (or an equivalent programming language), R, Block Programming (MakeCode, Scratch), Matlab.
  • Experience with data annotation & analysis

What We Would Like You to Have

  • Prior research experience, particularly with human participants.
  • At least basic proficiency in any of Python (or an equivalent programming language), R, Block Programming (MakeCode, Scratch), Matlab.
  • Experience with data annotation & analysis

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:
  1. Resume/CV.
  2. Cover Letter.
If you are selected as the finalist, your degree will be verified by the CU Boulder Campus Human Resources department using an approved online vendor. If your degree was obtained outside of the United States, please submit a translated version as an optional attachment.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until 5/27/2025.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Posting Contact Information

Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources

Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu