University of Missouri-Kansas City · 2 days ago
Part time Research Assistant, School of Science & Engineering
Kansas City, MO
Part-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelThe University of Missouri-Kansas City is seeking a Part time Research Assistant for the AI-enforced Oral Health Project. The role focuses on supporting the design, development, and testing of an AI-enabled oral health application, along with data preparation and analytics to enhance predictive accuracy.
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Responsibilities
Supporting the design, development, and testing of the AI-enabled oral health application
Implementing and refining AI-driven data processing and recommendation modules for personalized health guidance
Assisting in data preparation, quality control, and analytics to enhance predictive accuracy
Collaborating with the team to document system architecture, model performance, and user interaction insights
Other Duties as Assigned
Qualification
Required
strong expertise in software engineering
strong expertise in artificial intelligence
strong expertise in data-driven application design
hold or be pursuing a Ph.D. or master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline
experience in machine learning frameworks
experience in backend system development
experience in applied AI systems
prior work in healthcare informatics or AI-assisted clinical decision-making
Preferred
Neuro-Symbolic AI skills—combining deep learning with knowledge graph reasoning and domain knowledge representation
Benefits
Individuals in non benefit eligible positions may choose to participate in the Tax Deferred Annuity Plan (403b).
Company
University of Missouri-Kansas City
UMKC, Kansas City’s only R1 public research university, is part of the University of Missouri System.
Founded in 1929
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3.4MKey Investors
US Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministationMissouri Department of Economic DevelopmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
2023-11-09Grant· $2M
2023-04-20Grant· $0.15M
2022-09-20Grant· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Amanda Davis MPA, CFRE
UMKC Foundation President & Chief Advancement Officer
Anna L. Simmons
* Partner, USFirst FLL Robotics at UMKC School of Computing & Engineering
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