Title: GA - Research - School of IT - Fall 2024
Division Name: Academic Affairs
Department: School of Information Technology
Campus Location: Normal, IL

We are seeking a motivated Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) to join our team for the Fall 2024 semester, with the potential for renewal up to two years based on performance. This position offers a full tuition waiver and a monthly stipend of $1,473. The hired GRA will be responsible for developing AI-based applications within a private 5G network setting. The GRA will work 20 hours per week with strong self-motivation and ability to learn new skills and technologies efficiently. The GRA is expected to be proficient in technical writing in English.

The hired Graduate Research Assistant will report directly to Dr. Yongning Tang.

$1473 per month

1. Eligible for appointment as per the requirements in the Graduate Assistant Handbook which can be found at
2. Must be a degree seeking graduate student at Illinois State University enrolled in the School of IT Graduate Program working towards an MS in Information Systems or Computer Science

1. Coding - JAVA and Python are required; other programming skills are a plus.
2. Basic AI/ML Programming experience
3. Basic TCP/IP knowledge

TBD

8/15/2024

1. Resume,
2. Research Statement,
3. Previous projects with codes (e.g., link to GitHub) and/or research outcomes (e.g., technical reports, papers), if available

Please Note: These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on "Apply"

Note: If you have not yet been assigned a University ID, but are interested in applying for this graduate assistantship, please proceed with the graduate assistant application process. For the first question regarding your University ID, simply enter in nine (9) zeros (e.g., 000000000).

You must be eligible for employment in the United States and at Illinois State University and/or for the number of hours required for the position.

Illinois State University student employees are restricted to no more than 28 hours per week of on-campus employment for all positions held. International students are restricted by their visa status to no more than 20 hours per week of on-campus employment when the university is in session but may work up to 28 hours per week when the university is not in session. Please contact the Office of International Student and Scholar Services for guidance on visa restrictions on work hours. The University cannot grant exceptions to visa status rules/laws.

Dr. Yongning Tang
ytang@ilstu.edu

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable, an employment history review, based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

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