Part-time Assistant Programmer

Penn State University

Remote, US
Hourly: $57; hours: 20 hours/week; duration: 50 we...
Hybrid
Python 3.x programming
Nlp/ml engineering with pytorch or tensorflow
Etl pipeline implementation
The role involves building a production-grade system that transforms peer-reviewed nutrition literature into evidence-based recommendations using advanced NLP techniques

Job Summary

  • The role involves building a production-grade system that transforms peer-reviewed nutrition literature into evidence-based recommendations using advanced NLP techniques.
  • Candidates will be responsible for implementing ETL pipelines from OpenAlex and fine-tuning transformer models to extract semantic triples from scientific articles.
  • This is a fully remote part-time position offering $57/hour for 20 hours per week over a 50-week pilot timeline.

Matching Summary

The role involves building a production-grade system that transforms peer-reviewed nutrition literature into evidence-based recommendations using advanced NLP techniques.

Salary

Hourly: $57; Hours: 20 hours/week; Duration: 50 weeks

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Python 3.x programming
  • NLP/ML engineering with PyTorch or TensorFlow
  • ETL pipeline implementation
  • Transformer model fine-tuning
  • RESTful API development
  • PostgreSQL and vector store experience

Nice-to-have

  • Deep NLP experience in relation extraction
  • Knowledge graph construction with Neo4j
  • Biomedical text corpus experience
  • Biolink Model ontology work
  • Prompt or adapter tuning expertise

Key Requirements

  • 3+ years professional Python and ML/NLP engineering experience
  • Strong engineering hygiene including tests and code review
  • Clear communication skills for remote team collaboration

Work Rights

Not specified

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