Barnard

Barnard

Design Center Graduate Research Assistant

New York City, NY · Part-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 6 days ago
SpringResearchExperimental DesignLeadershipCommunicationOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • If you are a current Barnard College employee, please use the internal career site to apply for this position.
  • The current focus is a G-code-generating application that makes a CNC machine intuitive for beginners to use, with the approach expected to extend to additional fabrication tools such as clay 3D printers.

Responsibilities

  • Operate the CNC machine (and other fabrication tools) to validate that generated files execute correctly and safely.
  • Help design and conduct user studies with student participants, including preparing protocols, running sessions, and collecting and organizing data.
  • Maintain organized records, notes, and documentation throughout the project.
  • Design Center Graduate Research Assistant
  • Architecture, working with the Design Center

Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability to work on a team in a collaborative environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to work independently, follow through on tasks, and communicate progress and blockers proactively.
  • Must be a current graduate student at Columbia University

Skills

  • Importantly, AI is not being used to generate G-code on demand.
  • This work sits within the broader umbrella of pedagogy research and is intended for submission to an academic conference.
  • include:
  • Systematically test the software's settings and features across materials and use cases, documenting results in a clear, reproducible way.
  • Contribute to writing and revising a research paper for conference submission.

Compensation

  • The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training.

Company info

  • Barnard College

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