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  <Title>Graduate student sought for NLP/Speech project</Title>
  <Tagline>Opportunity for an hourly research position</Tagline>
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    <a href="https://nlp-lab.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Dr. Shimei Pan</strong></a> from the Information Systems department is looking for a graduate student to work on an NLP and spoken language processing project. This position will start immediately and last for about three months. The compensation is $25 per hour for a maximum of 20 hours per week.</div>
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    <br><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong>  <br>
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    <li><span>Strong programming skills in Python</span></li>
    <li>Experience in developing deep learning models using PyTorch and/or TensorFlow</li>
    <li>Minimum GPA of 3.7</li>
    <li>Passionate about research and can work independently</li>
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    <div><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></div>
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    <li><span>Knowledge of NLP, speech processing, video processing or sensor technologies is a plus</span></li>
    <li>Familiar with audio editing tools</li>
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    <strong>How to apply</strong>: Fill out this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeptcFmiDA2FdWSDLmheCGlwQN2HnmmauRFuEupOtcSK3EKUw/viewform?usp=sf_lin" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Google form</strong></a>.</div>
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  <Summary>Dr. Shimei Pan from the Information Systems department is looking for a graduate student to work on an NLP and spoken language processing project. This position will start immediately and last for...</Summary>
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  <PostedAt>Sat, 27 Jan 2024 09:59:47 -0500</PostedAt>
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