Technical Associate AI in Science
MIT FutureTech is an MIT interdisciplinary research group studying technical and economic progress in computing and AI.
About MIT FutureTech
An MIT-based research group that produces research on computing and AI progress, scientific and economic impacts, and AI-risk management. It operates public AI-risk data and navigation tools and conducts research, convening, and policy-facing work.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will conduct computational experiments and statistical analyses to map historical and current AI research. You will collect and analyze project data, create visualizations and dashboards, prepare research documentation and manuscripts, contribute to grant proposals, and collaborate with project leads.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field
- Data analysis
- Statistics
- Econometrics
- Python
- R
- English communication
- Organization
- Collaboration
Responsibilities
- Conduct academic research on AI in science and the societal impact of AI
- Collect and analyze project data and report key research metrics
- Create visualizations and dashboards to communicate insights
- Prepare research documentation, reports, and manuscripts
- Contribute to grant proposals and academic writing
- Collaborate with project leads
Hiring Process
Selected candidates will first be interviewed via Zoom.