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Job Title Student Engineer Assistant - Plant and Soil Sciences Requisition Number DU13208 Department Name 81060:PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES Work Location Lexington, KY Salary Range $12.00-$20.00/hour Type of Position Student Position Time Status Part-Time Required Education Student pursuing a degree at UK Required Related Experience Prior experience in writing code for machine learning models. Required License/Registration/Certification None Physical Requirements Sitting for long periods of time. Shift Approximately 10 hours per week, most days and times flexible. Job Summary A faculty member in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences is seeking to hire an hourly student assistant to provide support for assistance in (1) writing codes to develop machine/deep learning models for pasture, soil or crop data, (2) web-based application development and (3) assisting in the preparation of scientific manuscripts. It is expected that this position will be approximately 10/hours week, with most days and time flexible.
 
To apply, please complete this application and submit a resume/CV and a cover letter detailing how you meet the preferred skills/knowledge/abilities/relevant courses you took outlined. 
 
Please contact toshi.m@uky.edu with any questions.  Skills / Knowledge / Abilities Attention to detail; ability to work independently; excellent communication and coding skills. Understanding ML/DL  Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No Preferred Education/Experience Some backend experience (such as Docker, Django, or similar) or frontend experience (like JavaScript) would be ideal.  Deadline to Apply 04/11/2025 Our University Community

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