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Research Software Engineer II

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The Princeton Language and Intelligence Initiative at Princeton University invites applications for a Research Software Engineer (RSE) position. This multidisciplinary initiative has three Research thrusts: (a) Better design, evaluation, safety and understanding of large AI models (especially language models); (b) Applications of large AI models to many academic disciplines; and (c) Studying impact of large AI models on society and the world. The Initiative will produce open-source software and models. 

The term of this appointment is 3 years, with the possibility of renewal based upon satisfactory performance and funding. 

The position is located in Princeton, NJ with the possibility for some flexible work arrangements. This is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

Job responsibilities will include a subset of the following, depending upon the individual’s background:

• Collaborate with our diverse team to help develop and improve large AI models, helping conduct experiments, analyze results, and co-author research publications. 
• Develop, maintain, and improve our shared infrastructure for training / fine-tuning and prompting large AI models. 
• Maintain software libraries/environment/Github repositories and support model use.
• Provide support for use of these libraries in the core AI models group as well as for interdisciplinary work. This includes documentation of projects in a descriptive and appropriately detailed manner that can be understood by both researchers and future Research Engineers.
• Serve as liaisons with Princeton High Performance Research Computing (HPRC) staff on GPU cluster related issues. 

We prioritize professional development for RSEs and offer the following opportunities:

• Learning the underlying science, mathematics, statistics, data analysis, and algorithms of computational research questions. This may involve independent research, studying existing code bases, and keeping up-to-date with publications.
• Building awareness of software development tools and techniques, software engineering best practices, programming languages, high-performance computing hardware, and computational research solutions.
• Access to a community of about two dozen research software engineers as well as continued professional development opportunities at Princeton Research Computing.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor/Masters degree in computer science, engineering, sciences, or related computational field is required. 
• Solid coding skills and good experience with large AI models.
• Familiarity with GPU computing environments and ML frameworks and libraries (e.g,, DeepSpeed, HuggingFace). 
• Prior research experience in AI/ML and/or contributions to open-source libraries.
• Strong written and oral technical communication skills.

Additional Information

• Competitive compensation package with attractive work conditions. 
• Access to state-of-the-art research facilities and GPU cluster.
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement. 
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment that fosters creativity and innovation.

If you are passionate about advancing AI research, working alongside leading researchers, and contributing to impactful open-source projects, we encourage you to apply for this position. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled. 

Elevating the individual within a culture of collaboration, Princeton University is a powerful foundation upon which to build one’s career and family. Princeton’s competitive array of benefits reflects a holistic approach to supporting individuals and their families at work and beyond. The University is also an engaging, transformative resource in and of itself. From opportunities for collaboration to world-class research and cultural facilities, you will find all manner of spaces that bring people together and inspire new ideas.

Princeton, NJ is one of the country’s most historic communities. Situated midway between Philadelphia and New York City, Princeton is a charming and walking-friendly small town with easy access to neighboring cities. In 2022 Niche Magazine rated the Princeton Public Schools as one of the top public school districts in NJ and included Princeton on its list of the best places to live in America.

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

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Research Software Engineer II

Description.

Do you want to advance humanistic research through software? Are you a humanities researcher who loves to write code to solve problems? Are you a software engineer who wants to tackle research questions? If so, consider applying to join the Center for Digital Humanities (CDH) as our new Research Software Engineer (RSE).

As RSE, you will be an integral member of a collaborative team that designs and implements high-quality, sustainable software to advance research in the humanities. You will work closely with faculty, student, and campus partners to translate research priorities into software needs, including analyzing data, implementing models or simulations, and developing software modules or tools. You will advise Princeton scholars and recommend appropriate approaches and solutions, and will contribute to research articles, presentations, and course modules. 

For this position, we are looking for a team member with expertise in data analysis and visualization, particularly from a humanities perspective. Your work will enable domain-specific research discoveries, while also advancing data visualization research within the digital humanities. The interests and experience you bring to CDH will benefit existing projects, and will help recruit new partners for future collaborations. We look forward to hearing in your cover letter how you envision your work connecting with and expanding the efforts of the CDH to advance scholarship at the intersection of the humanities and computation.

This position reports to the CDH Assistant Director and qualifies for 20% R&D time on personal research or professional development that enhances/complements departmental work.

It is a full time, full benefits, permanent position in Princeton, NJ, with the possibility for some flexible work arrangements. This is not a remote position.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build, port, test, debug, and document research software. Contribute to maintenance and updates for existing research software as needed.
• Analyze, transform, migrate, and process data and metadata.
• Participate in code review and contribute to team best practices (unit testing, documentation, continuous integration, etc.). 
• Translate research goals into software deliverables; analyze requirements, design software, design information architecture.
• Advise faculty and students on best practices, solutions, and scope for humanities data-driven research.
• Promote the work of the CDH and Research Computing at Princeton campus and to the broader digital humanities community (e.g. give presentations, write blog posts, etc.).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in a Humanities, Data Science, Computer Science, Computational, or related discipline.
• 4 - 8 years’ experience as a Research Software Engineer or in a similar role.
• Experience with humanities research and ability to communicate with humanities researchers, computer scientists, and data scientists.
• Programming skills, particularly in one or more languages (Python, R, or JavaScript) typically used for computational humanities research and data analysis (Python preferred). 
• Using conventional and readable coding style. 
• Creating comprehensive and well-written documentation. 
• Using version control systems and automated testing, including unit testing, integration testing, and continuous integration. 
• Demonstrated successes contributing to a collaborative research team. 
• Ability to learn new programming languages and technologies beyond area of core knowledge.   
• Graduate-level research (MA or PhD) in a humanities, computational or related discipline.
• Experience conducting exploratory data analysis and creating interactive visualizations of complex data for use as a research tool and as a research output.
• Ability to manage projects and multiple priorities.
• Experience writing scripts to gather and process data from diverse sources and formats.
• Experience working with and visualizing high-dimensional data using projections such as t-SNE or UMAP.
• Familiarity with web accessibility standards (e.g. WCAG).

*Please include code samples or links to Github repositories on your resume.

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

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Published: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 01:53 UTC