Student Associate

Job Details

Job Title: Student Associate Posting Start Date: 4/21/26 Work Arrangement: Onsite

Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors

You are invited to apply to be considered for one of multiple vacancies of the same position - rank will be commensurate with experience.

Job Description

We are seeking a full-time undergraduate student associate for the summer semester to join our research group in bioinformatics and computational biology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Our lab develops AI-driven methods for protein structure analysis, protein–protein interaction prediction, protein function annotation, biomedical text mining, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) agents. Current projects focus on large-scale biological data integration, semantic search over protein knowledge resources, and machine learning systems for extracting functional insights from sequence, structural, and literature-derived data.

This position involves the generation and processing of large-scale datasets, data mining, large data analysis, and development of machine learning workflows for biological and text-based applications. Student associate will contribute to projects involving text embeddings, semantic search, vector-based retrieval systems, and Python/Jupyter notebook development, while also supporting computational pipelines for biological sequence and structural datasets. The work provides hands-on exposure to modern AI methods applied to real-world biomedical research problems.

The ideal candidate should be proficient in Python programming and comfortable working in Jupyter notebooks, with prior experience in data analysis and basic machine learning workflows. Familiarity with text embeddings, semantic search, or NLP-style vector retrieval methods is highly desirable. Experience working in Linux, HPC cluster, or cloud environments is a strong plus. A GitHub portfolio or repository demonstrating coding projects is highly encouraged and will be considered an advantage.

Primary Duties

The Student Associate position provides part-time employment opportunities within University of Cincinnati departments. This role offers students the chance to gain valuable work experience while supporting the operations and services of the university.

• Perform a variety of administrative, operational, or program support tasks as assigned by the department.
• Assist with daily office or departmental activities, including data entry, filing, customer service, and communications.
• Support departmental projects, events, and initiatives that enhance university programs or community engagement.
• Operate standard office equipment and software applications in the performance of assigned duties.
• Maintain confidentiality of student, departmental, and institutional information in accordance with university policies.
• Demonstrate professionalism, reliability, and a commitment to providing quality service.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Enrolled at a post-secondary institution or a secondary school.
• Enrolled at least part-time (one or more credit hours if at a post-secondary institution), except for summer term, or will be a registered student during the next academic term.
• Must be at least 16 years of age.