PhD Research Mentor — Machine Learning

PhD Research Mentor — Machine Learning

Personify is looking for PhD-level researchers with strong machine learning experience to mentor high-school students on research projects.

Mentors will work 1-on-1 with students to develop and execute original research projects that use machine learning and computational methods to investigate meaningful questions across STEM disciplines.

Responsibilities

* Help students identify and refine compelling research questions and hypotheses. 

* Guide students in designing and executing ML-based research projects. 

* Help students select appropriate datasets, models, evaluation methods, and statistical approaches. 

* Teach students how to implement and interpret machine learning methods. 

* Help students validate results and identify meaningful conclusions.

 * Provide feedback on research papers, figures, presentations, and other project deliverables.

Qualifications

* PhD or equivalent research experience in a STEM or quantitative field. * Strong research experience involving machine learning, data science, or computational methods. * Proficiency with Python and common ML/data science tools. * Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to high-school students. * Experience mentoring students is a plus.

Part-time, remote mentorship | Approximately 1 hour/week per student | Flexible schedule