Professional Aide

Position Summary(Basic Job Function)

This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides professional support. Responsibilities may include general business, science, medical, agricultural or other professional support functions. Term: Temps can work two (2) nine (9) month terms with a week break in service in between and at the end of the second term terminate for three (3) months or switch to an on-call. On-Call allowed to work 1039 hours in any twelve (12) month period.

Unit Position Summary

We are seeking a motivated Professional Aide to develop, implement, and validate computer-vision pipelines in Python/R to detect acute pain in dairy heifers. The position involves integrating video-based behavioral analysis with physiological and sensor-derived data to build automated classifiers and research tools for acute pain detection in cattle. This is a hands-on programming role that reports to the PI and works closely with graduate students.

This position provides 100% research support to the PI’s team. Responsibilities include programming, data processing, model evaluation, documentation, and assisting with the preparation of manuscripts and grants.

Bachelor of Computer Science, Data Science, or related field required.

Desired Qualifications

Master's degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science or related field.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Application Materials

• CV or resume.

Work Hours

STANDARD 8-5

Website

https://cvm.msu.edu/lcs

Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.