We are seeking a **_Research Assistant_** who will participate in research software development, including ask requirements collection functions design and program coding, and software implementation and maintenance; Perform application and research programming work in natural language processing; Develop, train and evaluate large language models; Develop software systems for data acquisition and annotation; Participate in appropriate software maintenance and support. **Specific Duties & Responsibilities** + Perform as a member of the development team at Center for Language and Speech Processing, a highly ranked center for computational linguistics and natural language processing. + Develop frameworks for annotating and working with data, developing novel NLP systems, training and evaluating large language models. + Establish and meet appropriate goals and milestones research software development process, and appropriately test, evaluate and document the developed software. + Collaborate with, aid, and support other team members utilizing this software and derived products. + Internal & external contacts required as part of the job, + students, faculty researchers. **Special Skills & Knowledge** + Must have some experience in natural language processing, large language models and medical data. **Minimum Qualifications** + Bachelor's Degree in related discipline. + Additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula. **Preferred Qualifications** + Master’s Degree in computer science or related discipline. Classified Title: Research Assistant Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY (Commensurate with experience) Employee group: Full Time Schedule: M-F/8:30-5 Exempt Status: Non-Exempt Location: Homewood Campus Department name: ​​​​​​​Ctr for Language and Speech Processing Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering Equal Opportunity Employer: Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. The university promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.