Part-Time Research Assistant- Engineering

Location: Penn State University Park, United States of America

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The College of Engineering, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is seeking applicants for part-time job of Research Assistant.

Job duties to include:

Work on survey and background work for a research project in Service Systems Engineering.

Use trial versions of software to monitor theoretical concepts that can be implemented in practice.

Survey to find useful real-world applications of the ideas being evaluated.

Requirements, qualifications, and/or competencies:

Coding experience is not needed but can be useful.

Compensation:

The starting rate for this job is $20/hour.

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