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GENERAL PURPOSE:

This role will support the ongoing development and optimization of a statistical model to predict on-time graduation rates for university students. The project assistant collaborates with our data science team to clean and wrangle data, conduct exploratory analysis, and assist in model training and evaluation. Through applying skills in statistics, programming, and machine learning, the project assistant contributes to improving student outcomes and retention at the university level.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Data Preprocessing and Cleaning: Assists in handling missing data, removing outliers, and transforming raw data into a suitable format for analysis and modeling.

• Exploratory Data Analysis: Conducts thorough exploratory analysis to understand data patterns, identify relevant features, and generate insights to inform model development.

• Feature Engineering: Collaborates with the team to create, select, and transform appropriate features to improve model performance.

• Model Training and Evaluation: Participates in training and evaluating machine learning models, utilizing techniques such as cross-validation, hyperparameter tuning, and metric tracking.

• Documentation and Reporting: Maintains clear documentation of data processing steps, modeling approaches, and results. Contributes to the preparation of reports and presentations.

Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School diploma or equivalent required;

• Currently matriculated in an undergraduate studies program in data science, computer science, business administration, healthcare administration, engineering, or related field required

• Currently matriculated in a graduate studies program such as data science or analytics preferred

• 6 months of work experience required;

• or equivalent combination of education and experience required

• Ability to exercise good judgment and maintain confidentiality required

The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion to advance the University’s mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better. In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law. This commitment extends to the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates from underrepresented populations, veterans, and persons with disabilities consistent with these values and government contractor Affirmative Action obligations.

How To Apply

All applicants must apply online.

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Pay Range

Pay Range: $16.5 - $21.45 Hourly

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job’s compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

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