Junior/Assistant Specialist - Computer Science Division - College of Engineering - University of California, Berkeley

Position overview Position title: Junior Specialist
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t24-b.pdf. A reasonable estimate for this position is $53,100 - $61,300.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: Fall 2024

Position duration: 12 months with the possibility of an extension depending on performance and continuation of appropriate funding.

Application Window
Open date: October 22, 2024

Next review date: Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Thursday, Nov 21, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Computer Science Division at the University of California, Berkeley seeks a Junior or Assistant Specialist to conduct research on trustworthy machine learning, trustworthy AI, and robustness for large language models (LLMs) and support the research of Professor David Wagner's research group.

The duties of this position include identifying ideas for research directions, developing novel techniques for robustness of LLMs and/or machine learning classifiers, implementing candidate techniques, evaluating both novel and existing techniques for trustworthiness and robustness, communicating results and writing research papers, and collaborating with other researchers and supporting research in the group.

Labor Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/wp-content/uploads/labor/bargaining-units/ra/docs/ra_00_2022-ta_agreement.pdf

Wagner Lab: https://wagner-group.github.io/

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent international degree) program.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent international degree or equivalent research experience.

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent international degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Experience with the technical tools needed for this research, including PyTorch and implementation of machine learning.
  
  Application Requirements
  
  Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
  • Cover Letter (Optional)
  • Statement of Research (Optional)
  
  
  Reference requirements
  
  • 3 required (contact information only)
  Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04664
  
  Help contact: cwelden@berkeley.edu
  
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  Job location
  Berkeley, CA
  
  
  To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04664