Position: Graduate Research Assistant (ML /AI)

AR State Title:	COSMOS – Graduate Research Assistant (ML/AI)
Requisition Number:	R0053896 Apply Now
Department:	COSMOS Research Center
Stipend:	Doctoral Student: $1,800 monthly
	Masters Student: $1,650 monthly
Benefits:	Tuition support for up to 9 credit hours and Health insurance support for up to $400 in the Fall and Spring semesters, each.
FLSA Status:	Exempt

Position Summary:
The Graduate Research Assistant will develop machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI)- driven socio-computational models to analyze social media data, particularly video-based social media data. Analysis will include (but not limited to) content analysis and network analysis. Content will include text, multimedia, and metadata. The Graduate Research Assistant will work with the research team to develop predictive models of socio-technical behaviors and identify key actors and key groups responsible for coordinating cyber campaigns. This is an on-campus position.

The position reports to:
Prof. Nitin Agarwal (nxagarwal@ualr.edu),
Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor,
Director, COSMOS Research Center, UA-Little Rock.

Required Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Regular admission to a graduate degree program or good standing with the Graduate School for continuing graduate students.
• Ability to work the required hours with regular attendance.

Preferred Education and/or Experience:

• The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline.
• A candidate with experience in computer programming and data management will be given preference.
• Knowledge of computational social science and social network analysis.
• Experience with graph theory and graphic libraries such as Gephi or NetworkX.
• Experience with crawling web data.
• Familiar with UNIX-based systems such as Linux.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct research applying machine learning and AI methods to social media data
• Assist with video-based online information environment analysis
• Assist with data collection, cleaning, preprocessing, analyzing findings from the data, writing research findings, and presenting the research at conferences, scientific venues, program reviews, and other venues
• Assist in preparing reports and publications
• Coordinate meetings and lead discussions
• Other tasks as needed

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of R or Python, including data analysis and graphing libraries such as Pandas, Matplotlib, Plotly, as well as ML libraries such as SK-Learn, TensorFlow
• Experience with machine learning techniques and models such as classifiers, transformers, clustering, etc.
• Knowledge of DB systems and SQL language
• Ability to interact with people of diverse ethnic backgrounds
• Communication skills, writing skills, and public speaking
• Effective organizational skills

Position: Graduate Research Assistant (Developer)

AR State Title:	COSMOS – Graduate Research Assistant (Developer)
Requisition Number:	R0053891 Apply Now
Department:	COSMOS Research Center
Stipend:	Doctoral Student: $1,800 monthly
	Master’s Student: $1,650 monthly
Benefits:	Tuition support for up to 9 credit hours and Health insurance support for up to $400 in the Fall and Spring semesters, each.
FLSA Status:	Exempt

Position Summary:
The Graduate Research Assistant will transition socio-computational models to usable tools. The Graduate Research Assistant will work with the research team in transitioning predictive models of socio-technical behaviors on a variety of social media platforms (particularly, video-based platforms) to usable tools/software to identify key actors and key groups. This is an on-campus position.

The position reports to:
Prof. Nitin Agarwal (nxagarwal@ualr.edu),
Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor,
Director, COSMOS Research Center, UA-Little Rock.

Required Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Regular admission to a graduate degree program or good standing with the Graduate School for continuing graduate students.
• Ability to work the required hours with regular attendance.

Preferred Education and/or Experience:

• The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline.
• A candidate with experience in computer programming and data management will be given preference.
• Knowledge of computational social science and social network analysis.
• Experience with machine learning techniques and models such as classifiers, transformers, clustering, etc.
• Experience with graph theory and graphic libraries such as Gephi or NetworkX.
• Familiar with UNIX-based systems such as Linux.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to software development for transitioning research to publicly available web tools
• Assist in preparing reports and publications
• Coordinate meetings and lead discussions
• Other tasks as needed

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of Java or Python, including data analysis and graphing libraries such as Pandas, Matplotlib, Plotly
• Familiar with MVC architecture
• Familiar with Javascript or related frameworks (Node, React, etc.)
• Familiar with HTML DOM and CSS
• Knowledge of DB systems and SQL language
• Ability to interact with people of diverse ethnic backgrounds
• Communication skills, writing skills, and public speaking
• Effective organizational skills

Position: Graduate Research Assistant (UI/UX)

AR State Title:	COSMOS – Graduate Research Assistant (UI/UX)
Requisition Number:	R0053901 Apply Now
Department:	COSMOS Research Center
Salary:	Doctoral Student: $1,800 monthly
	Master’s Student: $1,650 monthly
Benefits:	Tuition support for up to 9 credit hours and Health insurance support for up to $400 in the Fall and Spring semesters, each.
FLSA Status:	Exempt

Position Summary:
The Graduate Research Assistant will contribute to the design and development of UI/UX for web apps, the maintenance of websites, and design of miscellaneous branding items such as social media, presentation slides, or event products such as posters, leaflets, business cards, etc. The Graduate Research Assistant will support ongoing research by running basic analysis, collecting data, or performing non-technical research such as literature surveys or reports on technical solutions and best practices. This is an on-campus position.

The position reports to:
Prof. Nitin Agarwal (nxagarwal@ualr.edu),
Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor,
Director, COSMOS Research Center, UA-Little Rock.

Required Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Regular admission to a graduate degree program or good standing with the Graduate School for continuing graduate students.
• Ability to work the required hours with regular attendance.

Preferred Education and/or Experience:

• The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related discipline.
• The candidate should be familiar with popular social media platforms and stay up to date with the latest tools and technologies.
• A candidate with experience in visual arts, designing, and computer programming will be given preference.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with social media analysis for the research projects, hypothesis generation and evaluation for understanding cyber behaviors, data collection, cleaning, preprocessing, analyzing findings from the data, writing research findings, and presenting the research at conferences, scientific venues, program reviews, and other venues
• Produce traditional or digital sketches of UI models based on business requirements
• Produce static web pages based on sketches & requirements
• Implement front-end behaviors for web pages
• Produce visual and/or written content for website articles or social media posts
• Other tasks as needed

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of HTML/CSS
• Good experience with VS Code
• Knowledge of Google Chrome Developer Tools
• Experience with code versioning like GitHub
• Extensive knowledge of the Adobe CC Suite including but not limited to Adobe XD, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, & Lightroom, or Figma
• Knowledge of JavaScript and ability to implement dynamic behaviors in web pages (ReactJS is a plus)
• Proficiency with the Office Suite including but not limited to Microsoft Excel, Word, & PowerPoint
• Experience with transmitting skills and knowledge
• Ability to interact with people of diverse ethnic backgrounds
• Communication skills, writing skills, and public speaking
• Effective organizational skills

Position: Graduate Research Assistant (Researcher)

AR State Title:	COSMOS – Graduate Research Assistant (Researcher)
Requisition Number:	R0053889 Apply Now
Department:	COSMOS Research Center
Salary:	Doctoral Student: $1,800 monthly
	Master’s Student: $1,650 monthly
Benefits:	Tuition support for up to 9 credit hours and Health insurance support for up to $400 in the Fall and Spring semesters, each.
FLSA Status:	Exempt

Position Summary:
The Graduate Research Assistant will help develop socio-computational models to advance our understanding of coordinated cyber campaigns grounded in the dynamics of various social and communication processes such as group formation, activation, decentralized decision-making, and collective action. The Graduate Research Assistant will help operationalize the developed socio-computational models on a variety of social media platforms (particularly, video-based platforms). This is an on-campus position.

The position reports to:
Prof. Nitin Agarwal (nxagarwal@ualr.edu),
Maulden-Entergy Chair and Donaghey Distinguished Professor,
Director, COSMOS Research Center, UA-Little Rock.

Required Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Regular admission to a graduate degree program or good standing with the Graduate School for continuing graduate students.
• Ability to work the required hours (FT-50% – 20 hours per week/PT-25% – 10 hours per week) with regular attendance.

Preferred Education and/or Experience:

• The candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Mathematics, Social Science, or a relevant discipline.
• A candidate with experience in computer programming and data management will be given preference.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with literature survey
• Assist with hypothesis generation, theoretical evaluation, model development, operationalization, and evaluation
• Assist with data collection, cleaning, preprocessing, and analyzing findings from the data
• Assist in preparing reports and publications
• Coordinate meetings and lead discussions
• Other tasks as needed

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience with data analysis – Microsoft Suite will be considered but preference is given to candidates with programming experience
• Experience in reporting and technical writing
• Experience in research, including previous publications, reviewing scholarly articles, etc.
• Experience in social media mining, computational modeling of social science theories, working with social network analysis tools, and examining cyber campaigns conducted on social media
• Intermediate knowledge of Python
• Knowledge of DB systems and SQL language
• Ability to interact with people of diverse ethnic backgrounds
• Communication skills, writing skills, and public speaking
• Effective organizational skills