Job Posting Title:Research Engineering Scientist Assistant, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering----Hiring Department:Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering----Position Open To:All Applicants----Weekly Scheduled Hours:40----FLSA Status:Non-Exempt----Earliest Start Date:Aug 18, 2025----Position Duration:Expected to Continue----Location:UT MAIN CAMPUS----Job Details:General NotesThe Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering is hiring a candidate to join Assistant Professor Hairong Wang's research group to contribute to interdisciplinary research efforts aimed at advancing diagnostic frameworks and therapeutic discovery through data processing and model development. The prospective candidate will work with medical imaging, speech recordings, and molecular structure data to test existing algorithms and design improved methodologies for clinical applications.PurposeThe Research Engineering Scientist Assistant will support research in AI for healthcare and drug discovery by conducting data-driven experiments and developing machine learning models on diverse biomedical data modalities.ResponsibilitiesData processing across multiple biomedical domains (image, speech, and molecular SMILES)Designing and implementing machine learning experiments using existing and novel models for diagnosis and drug discovery tasksLiterature review, experiment documentation, and collaboration with faculty and student researchers on project goals and findingsRequired QualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.Experience with Python.Preferred QualificationsPrevious experience in AI for healthcare research.Hands-on experience with deep model training, optimization, and development.Familiarity with biomedical datasets (e.g., medical imaging, speech, or small molecule data).Salary Range$34,000Working ConditionsMay require repetitive use of keyboard at a workstationMay require use of manual dexterityRequired MaterialsResume/CV3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisorLetter of interestImportant for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select…