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Research Aide- NSE- Schmal, Audrey-7.16.26

United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Jul 2026

About the role

We investigate an alternative approach to nondestructive evaluation of ceramic matrix composites (CMC) used for fuel cladding applications that involves rapid (on the order of seconds) imaging with Pulsed infrared thermography (PIT). Imaging of internal material defects with PIT involves deposition of a thermal pulse on the specimen surface and recording the surface temperature with fast frame infrared (IR) camera while heat is diffusing into the specimen bulk. The objective is to develop NDERobot artificial intelligence (AI) agent for quality control of in manufacturing using data from PIT measurements of CMCs. The NDERobot will integrate a Foundational Model for image segmentation with a Multi-modal Vision Language Model (MVLM) to automate detection and classification of material defects.

Education and Experience Requirements

The entirety of the appointment must be conducted within the United States.
Applicants must be:

‒ Currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies at an accredited institution.

‒ Graduated from an accredited institution within the past 3 months; or

‒ Actively enrolled in a graduate program at an accredited institution.

Must be 18 years or older at the time the appointment begins.
Must possess a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
If accepting an offer, must pass a screening drug test
Must complete a satisfactory background check

Job Family

Undergraduate Student Employment

Job Profile

Research Aide Technical - Sophomore

Worker Type

Employee

Time Type

Part time

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

The expected hiring range for this position is $20.99-$28.34.

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