About the role
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East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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Physics-Astronomy 10032666
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Full Time/Part Time: Temporary
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Support Staff
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Opening on: Jun 8 2026
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Closing at: Jun 9 2026 - 09:00 EDT
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Pay Commensurate with Experience
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College Of Natural Science
Position Summary (Basic Job Function)
This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides technical support. Responsibilities may include computer programming or operations; research support; medical patient care; technical equipment maintenance, repair, fabrication or operation; or other technical support functions.
Unit Position Summary
Improving background rejection algorithms for the HAWC gamma-ray experiment.
The MSU HAWC group specializes in the analysis of astrophysical sources with TeV gamma rays to understand cosmic-ray accelerators in the Milky Way. The group is looking for a student researcher with expertise in machine learning to help with improving gamma-hadron separation at low energies. The position requires writing simulation and analysis code in Python, optimizing graph neural network models, and familiarity with Linux-based operating systems.
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.
Work Hours
STANDARD 8-5
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