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RAD Summer Lab Researcher

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States


Position Details
Recruitment/Posting Title: RAD Summer Lab Researcher

Department: Quantitative Biomedicine Inst

Salary: $16/hr

Offer Information: The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage

Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs

Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options

Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)

Life insurance coverage

Employee discount programs

Posting Summary
Rutgers Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Collaboratory is seeking highly motivated students to participate in cutting‑edge research over the summer. This is a grant‑funded appointment contingent upon the availability of funds to support it. The position reports directly to Prof. Zhao Zhang. The key duties of this position are the following:

Data Collection and Processing

Deploying LLM fine‑tuning and RAG pipelines

Evaluating open source LLMs

Position Status: Part Time

Posting Number: 26FA0113

Posting Open Date: 02/06/2026

Posting Close Date: 07/31/2026

Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience: Must be currently enrolled as a student in a program at an accredited college or university, studying computer science and/or a related discipline.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Python

LLM

RAG

Fine‑tuning

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
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