Senior Applied Scientist, NLP/GenAI
Thomson Reuters
PythonPyTorch
Associate Research Scientist/Engineer
Texas A&M University System
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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JuniorMid-Level
Tech Stack
Python
About the role
- Plan, schedule, coordinate, and report detailed phases of research and development projects.
- Evaluate and document data collection requirements and activities.
- Coordinate data gathering activities and gather data needed for research tasks.
- Assemble, organize, document, and archive datasets.
- Synthesize data and extract meaningful statistics and trends.
- Develop and/or run applications to conduct the research.
- Analyze and develop potential new techniques, policies, procedures, and recommendations.
- Conduct the necessary literature review and background information search to support techniques and methodologies used, as well as documenting past research for reporting purposes.
- Execute oversight and leadership of self-initiated research projects, author or co-author of reports and scholarly publications based on original research.
- Assist with the overall direction and management, which includes the day-to-day supervision, planning, administration, evaluation, and implementation of the division/program's research functions.
- Actively seek and obtain externally funded research projects, performing work on basic and applied technology problems, and participate in research proposals serving as Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI, or contribute as a significant lead in the proposal.
- Provide oversight and direction to student employees and junior staff.
- Conduct laboratory and field data collection, with possible travel.
- Help develop division-wide work processes.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in engineering or environment.
- Five (5) years of related work experience.
- Ph.D. in Civil, Environmental, or Transportation Engineering preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in data collection, interpretation, and statistical analysis.
- Proficiency in data analytics, visualization.
- Proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: R or Python.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ability to work independently, but collaboratively on multiple projects.
- Ability to work strategically with oversight from a Program Manager or senior staff.
Benefits
- Family friendly
- High staff retention rates
- Leadership development and wellness programs
- Data allowance and home office equipment reimbursements
- Relocation assistance (if eligible)
- Tuition reimbursement program (if eligible)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
data collectiondata interpretationstatistical analysisdata analyticsdata visualizationRPythonresearch project managementliterature reviewreport writing
Soft skills
verbal communicationwritten communicationindependent workcollaborative workstrategic thinkingleadershipsupervisionplanningadministrationevaluation
Certifications
Master’s degree in engineeringMaster’s degree in environmentPh.D. in Civil EngineeringPh.D. in Environmental EngineeringPh.D. in Transportation Engineering