Student Research Data Engineer

Job Title
Student Research Data Engineer

Requisition Number
DU14548

Department Name
7H373: Internal Medicine & Div - Biomedical

Work Location
Lexington, KY

Salary Range
$20/hour

Type of Position
Student

Position Time Status
Part-Time

Required Education

N/A

Required Related Experience

HS Diploma

Required License/Registration/Certification

NA

Physical Requirements

N/A

Shift

Variable

Job Summary

The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Biomedical Informatics is seeking a student data engineer with strong Python programming skills to support data-driven public health research using large language models and modern machine learning techniques. The candidate will work on tasks including data preprocessing, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning and evaluating LLMs.

Familiarity with geospatial concepts and tools such as GeoPandas is a plus, as the position may involve incorporating spatial context into public health analyses.

Candidates with prior coursework in machine learning are strongly encouraged to apply.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Python, Machine Learning, LLM prompt engineering

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
No

Preferred Education/Experience

UK student majoring in Computer Science or Data Science

Deadline to Apply
06/30/2026

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