| Department: | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | |
| Position: | Undergraduate Research Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 2 | |
| Duties: | Learn about our vision to create "AI Scientists" here: https://umbc.edu/stories/tyler-josephson-wins-nsf-career-award-ai/ Students' duties may include: 1) Learn how to use Lean, a programming language and theorem prover 2) Write proofs and programs in Lean 3) Collaborate with mathematicians, computer scientists, and engineers while translating hand-written derivations into computer-checked proofs. 4) Teach others Lean, and create educational games for teaching proofs The results from this work may lead to research presentations and publications, as well as contributions to open-source software projects. | |
| Required skills: | Students majoring in mathematics, computer science, or an engineering discipline are invited to apply Passion for mathematics Collaboration Communication Strong interpersonal communication skills Prior programming experience is a plus, but not required | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 10+ | |
| Pay range: | 17 | |
| Supervisor: | Tyler R. Josephson | |
| Contact Person: | Tyler R. Josephson | |
| Email: | tjo@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 410-455-2474 | |
| Best time to contact: | By Email | |
| Last modified: | 2023-07-19 | |
| Department: | CSEE | |
| Position: | Research Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | The Undergraduate Research Assistant will support ongoing research projects in the field of Psychophysiology. Using Python, the assistant will develop, execute, and interpret various statistical analyses and machine learning models that integrate psychological and physiological data. The assistant will also assist in cleaning and organizing large datasets, and help to visualize and communicate results in a clear, concise manner | |
| Required skills: | 1. Conducting statistical analysis and machine learning using Python to analyze and interpret psychophysiological data. 2. Cleaning, organizing, and managing large datasets. 3. Assisting in the development of Python-based tools and algorithms for data analysis. 4. Collaborating with the research team to design, implement, and manage research projects. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 20 | |
| Pay range: | 15 | |
| Supervisor: | Justin Brooks | |
| Contact Person: | Justin Brooks | |
| Email: | jbrook1@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 7575811363 | |
| Best time to contact: | mornings | |
| Last modified: | 2023-08-01 | |
| Department: | Public Health | |
| Position: | Research Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | This is a research assistant position in the Research on Social Conditions and Health Equity Lab. See website for details on our research: www.sites.google.com/umbc.edu/roschelab Depending on the candidate's previous experience and the project they will be working on, the duties might include activities such as: -Conducting literature reviews -Creating flyers, websites, email invitations, and other study recruitment materials -Drafting surveys or interview questions -Creating informed consent forms -Analyzing quantitative data -Analyzing qualitative data -Conducting interviews/focus groups with participants -Developing posters for presentations -Making presentations of the research findings -Writing sections of a manuscript -Drafting/making edits to IRB applications -Assisting in the development of new research ideas -Helping put together a grant application | |
| Required skills: | Required: Passionate about public health and reducing health inequities, strong understanding of social determinants of health, strong interpersonal communication, strong writing skills, ability to work independently and in a team, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, experience with Microsoft office suite (excel, powerpoint, etc.), willingness to learn new skills. Preferred but not required: Bilingual Spanish, familiarity with SAS software, previous experience in qualitative or quantitative research, experience using Zotero citation manager, experience conducting literature reviews. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 8 | |
| Pay range: | $15 | |
| Supervisor: | Dr. Sameera Nayak | |
| Contact Person: | Dr. Sameera Nayak | |
| Email: | snayak@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 310-944-8951 | |
| Best time to contact: | Monday/Wednesday 11am-3pm | |
| Last modified: | 2023-07-28 | |
| Department: | Economics | |
| Position: | Research Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 2 | |
| Duties: | The position will require finding and extracting economic and financial data data for analysis using software such as Excel. Performing literature searches and reviews is required. Preliminary drafting of manuscripts, and production of tables and graphics is expected. The student will attending weekly meetings to discuss project progress. | |
| Required skills: | An interest in economic and financial analysis, research, and policy applications. Applicants should have experience with data analysis. This would be evidenced by previous research work and courses. Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PPT). Experience with statistical software (Stata, SPSS, R) desirable but not required. Familiarity with academic research such as literature reviews and manuscript preparation. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 10 | |
| Pay range: | $15 | |
| Supervisor: | Douglas Lamdin | |
| Contact Person: | Douglas Lamdin | |
| Email: | lamdin@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 410-455-2672 | |
| Best time to contact: | e-mail anytime | |
| Last modified: | 2023-07-31 | |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering | |
| Position: | Lab Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | Conduct experiment with a 6 degree-of-freedom robotic manipulator. Create user manual for a novel simulation software. Edit video with professional video eidtors. | |
| Required skills: | Applicants must have good English writing skills as they will be asked to create a user manual from scratch. Applicants must not be afraid of programming and be willing to learn new skills. Knowing Python and Davenci Resolve will be a plus. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-01-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 10 | |
| Pay range: | $18 | |
| Supervisor: | TseHuai Wu | |
| Contact Person: | TseHuai Wu | |
| Email: | tsewu@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | (410) 455-3309 | |
| Best time to contact: | weekday afternoon | |
| Last modified: | 2023-08-01 | |
| Department: | Biological Sciences | |
| Position: | Lab Support Aide | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | Wash glassware, prepare common lab reagents, autoclave/sterilize instruments and reagents. | |
| Required skills: | Pay attention to details, follow directions well, be dependable. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 10 | |
| Pay range: | 15 | |
| Supervisor: | Achuth Padmanabhan | |
| Contact Person: | Achuth Padmanabhan | |
| Email: | achuth1@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 4104558949 | |
| Best time to contact: | 11 AM to 1 PM weekdays | |
| Last modified: | 2023-07-31 | |
| Department: | Biological Sciences | |
| Position: | Lab Support Aide | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | Conduct lab research, record work systematically in a lab notebook, present findings in conferences, prepare common lab reagents, autoclave/sterilize instruments and reagents. | |
| Required skills: | Pay attention to details, follow directions well, be dependable. Prior experience working in a lab. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 10 | |
| Pay range: | 15 | |
| Supervisor: | Achuth Padmanabhan | |
| Contact Person: | Achuth Padmanabhan | |
| Email: | achuth1@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 4104558949 | |
| Best time to contact: | 11 AM to 1 PM weekdays | |
| Last modified: | 2023-07-31 | |
| Department: | Biological Sciences | |
| Position: | Lab Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 3 | |
| Duties: | Monitor mouse and rat health Wean mouse and rat litters Assist in laboratory bench work Wash laboratory glassware Autoclave laboratory waste Make buffer solutions | |
| Required skills: | None required, training will be provided | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 15 | |
| Pay range: | 16.00 | |
| Supervisor: | Charles Bieberich | |
| Contact Person: | Charles Bieberich | |
| Email: | bieberic@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 301 254 3124 | |
| Best time to contact: | 9-5 | |
| Last modified: | 2023-08-03 | |
| Department: | CSEE | |
| Position: | Undergraduate Researcher | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | 1. Design and implement design and control of artificial hands. 2. Develop control algorithms for myoelectric control of robotic hands. 3. Develop machine learning algorithms to perform pattern recognition for identification of optimal control signals. | |
| Required skills: | Neural Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Background in Artificial Hands Design and Control. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 20 | |
| Pay range: | 15 | |
| Supervisor: | Ramana Vinjamuri | |
| Contact Person: | Ramana Vinjamuri | |
| Email: | rvinjam1@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 16103068539 | |
| Best time to contact: | Regular Day Hours | |
| Last modified: | 2023-08-14 | |
| Department: | Economics | |
| Position: | Research Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | Data compilation and processing | |
| Required skills: | Proficiency in macroeconomics and quantitative skills Knowledge in Excel and STATA | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 5 | |
| Pay range: | $15.00 | |
| Supervisor: | Nandita Dasgupta | |
| Contact Person: | Nandita Dasgupta | |
| Email: | nandita@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 7038023155 | |
| Best time to contact: | 12 noon through 1 pm Monday through Friday | |
| Last modified: | 2023-08-14 | |
| Department: | Psycholoy | |
| Position: | Research Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 3 | |
| Duties: | The research assistants (RAs) will support various research tasks for several different research projects focusing on examining child and adolescent development broadly, especially among racial minoritized and immigrant families. Examples of tasks that the RAs will be involved in include participant recruitment, data collection, data coding, literature review and summary, data entry and processing, and write up and multi-method approaches to dissemination of the findings (including social media and other public facing outlets). | |
| Required skills: | Interests in research, writing, analytical skills, and computational/technological skills. Foundational knowledge and interests in psychology and related disciplines. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 10 | |
| Pay range: | 15 | |
| Supervisor: | Charissa Cheah | |
| Contact Person: | Charissa Cheah | |
| Email: | ccheah@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 4103505455 | |
| Best time to contact: | anytime via email | |
| Last modified: | 2023-08-23 | |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering | |
| Position: | Research assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | Conducting material research in the lab under the supervision of Dr. Ma and assisting research activities in the supervisor's lab. | |
| Required skills: | Developing safety skills. Record keeping. Manipulating glassware. Weighing. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 4 | |
| Pay range: | 15 | |
| Supervisor: | Ronghui Ma | |
| Contact Person: | Ronghui Ma | |
| Email: | roma@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 4104461049 | |
| Best time to contact: | 9 am - 5 pm, week day | |
| Last modified: | 2023-08-24 | |
| Department: | Biology | |
| Position: | Undergraduate Research Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | maintain dinoflagellate cultures perform PCR | |
| Required skills: | pipeting aseptic technique working knowledge and/or hands on experience in basic molecular biology nethods | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 5-7 | |
| Pay range: | 15 | |
| Supervisor: | Kathleen Cusick | |
| Contact Person: | Kathleen Cusick | |
| Email: | kcusick@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 8653844214 | |
| Best time to contact: | 10am-6pm | |
| Last modified: | 2023-08-28 | |
| Department: | CSEE | |
| Position: | Research Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | Mainly coding, documentation, and meetings. | |
| Required skills: | Proficient in coding (python and/or c++), versioning, using python packages, and documenting codes. Should be able to write clean codes on an independent manner. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-07-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 10 | |
| Pay range: | $16 | |
| Supervisor: | KMA Solaiman | |
| Contact Person: | KMA Solaiman | |
| Email: | ksolaima@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 7657758230 | |
| Best time to contact: | Noon | |
| Last modified: | 2023-08-29 | |
| Department: | CSEE | |
| Position: | Undergraduate research assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | 1. Collect unique event-driven data. 2. Characterize and annotate collected data. 3. Apply our novel neural network models to exhibit the use cases of the collected dataset. 4. Use of FPGA and Raspberry Pi boards to characterize new models. | |
| Required skills: | 1. Python and C 2. HDL knowledge | |
| Start Date: | 2024-02-10 | |
| End Date: | 2024-02-12 | |
| Hours per week: | 20 | |
| Pay range: | 15.50 | |
| Supervisor: | Riadul Islam | |
| Contact Person: | Riadul Islam | |
| Email: | riaduli@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 313-266-7364 | |
| Best time to contact: | any | |
| Last modified: | 2024-02-07 | |
| Department: | Biological Sciences | |
| Position: | Lab assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | The job of the lab assistant is to aid in helping the lab running smoothly an to ensure we are stocked on clean, fresh materials. This will include dishwashing dirty glassware as well as autoclaving glassware, pipette tips, water, etc. and restocking the shelves of commonly used lab supplies as necessary. | |
| Required skills: | None | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 5-10 | |
| Pay range: | $15/hour | |
| Supervisor: | Rachel Brewster | |
| Contact Person: | Prableen K Chowdhary | |
| Email: | pchowdh1@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 2407553651 | |
| Best time to contact: | Email any time - do not text | |
| Last modified: | 2023-06-26 | |
| Department: | CSEE | |
| Position: | Undergraduate Research Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 4 | |
| Duties: | The student’s work will be in the DAMS research lab (https://damslabumbc.github.io/) and in the context of the Internet of Things and may involve activities such as interacting with IoT devices and systems, writing code to extract insights from sensor data, integrating ML algorithms within an IoT system, etc. The position duties include: -Designing algorithms/data structures -Implementing solutions (e.g., web application, front-end, back-end, etc.) -Reading research papers -Documenting progress -Attending weekly meetings | |
| Required skills: | Students majoring in Computer Science are encouraged to apply. - Previous research experience is not required. - Students must be able to work an average of 10 hour per week. - Demonstrated leadership and collaboration experience is a plus. - Strong communication skills (written and oral) are a plus. - Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Java, Python), Web development (e.g., HTML, Javascript, React), and Databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) are a plus. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 8-10 | |
| Pay range: | $15 | |
| Supervisor: | Roberto Yus | |
| Contact Person: | Roberto Yus | |
| Email: | ryus@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 9493969990 | |
| Best time to contact: | 11am-5pm weekdays | |
| Last modified: | 2023-08-21 | |
| Department: | Biological Sciences | |
| Position: | Student Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | Analyzing bird song recordings. Analyzing bird population count data. | |
| Required skills: | Familiarity with the field study site in Puerto Rico. Experience analyzing bird song recordings. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 10 | |
| Pay range: | 15 | |
| Supervisor: | Kevin Omland | |
| Contact Person: | Kevin Omland | |
| Email: | omland@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 301-332-7749 | |
| Best time to contact: | 9-5 M-F | |
| Last modified: | 2023-08-01 | |
| Department: | Biological Sciences | |
| Position: | Drosophila Research Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 2 | |
| Duties: | The Drosophila Research Assistant(s) will be responsible for making Drosophila media for three laboratories, including stocking supplies, cooking media, and cleaning up on a weekly basis. They will be required to manage orders from multiple users and maintain records. They may also be responsible for maintaining a number of Drosophila cultures, and carrying out genetic experiments. | |
| Required skills: | The Drosophila research assistant needs to be extremely reliable, organized, and responsible. Strong communication skills are necessary. Basic laboratory skills such as weighing, measuring, pipetting, and managing data are required. Biology research experience and/or Drosophila experience preferred. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 8-12 | |
| Pay range: | $15 | |
| Supervisor: | Michelle Starz-Gaiano | |
| Contact Person: | Michelle Starz-Gaiano | |
| Email: | starz@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | x52217 | |
| Best time to contact: | ||
| Last modified: | 2023-06-13 | |
| Department: | Biology | |
| Position: | Student Assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | The duties include washing dishes, making common solutions, cleaning growth chambers, organizing the common place in the lab etc. The student will be working with a group of researchers studying host-pathogen interactions. | |
| Required skills: | good organization skills, dependable, responsible, and be able to communicate well with people in the lab. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 10 | |
| Pay range: | 15 | |
| Supervisor: | Hua Lu | |
| Contact Person: | Hua Lu | |
| Email: | hualu@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 4104555972 | |
| Best time to contact: | daytime | |
| Last modified: | 2023-06-26 | |
| Department: | Biological Sciences | |
| Position: | Fish facility assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 2 | |
| Duties: | The job of the fish facility assistants is to aid in feeding fish (2-3 days/week, with one other student) in the afternoons (after 12pm). Students will also help in washing loads of dirty spawning tanks and restacking shelves, as well as occasional general cleaning. Some weekends may be asked of the student to help with weekend feeds on a rotating schedule with all other lab students. | |
| Required skills: | None | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2024-05-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 5-10 | |
| Pay range: | $15/hour | |
| Supervisor: | Rachel Brewster | |
| Contact Person: | Prableen K Chowdhary | |
| Email: | pchowdh1@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 2407553651 | |
| Best time to contact: | Email any time - do not text | |
| Last modified: | 2023-06-26 | |
| Department: | Biology | |
| Position: | research assistant | |
| Positions Available: | 1 | |
| Duties: | scoring avian song recordings using Raven and other software, related avian ecology and behavior analysis | |
| Required skills: | Interest in animal behavior, ecology, evolution and conservation. Biol 142 or other introductory organismal biology course. | |
| Start Date: | 2023-09-01 | |
| End Date: | 2023-12-31 | |
| Hours per week: | 10 | |
| Pay range: | $15/hour | |
| Supervisor: | Kevin Omland | |
| Contact Person: | Shirley Chao | |
| Email: | omland@umbc.edu | |
| Phone: | 3013327749 | |
| Best time to contact: | anytime | |
| Last modified: | 2023-09-06 | |