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Short-Term Temporary Research Assistant

University of Iowa

United States, Iowa, Iowa City

5 West Jefferson Street (Show on map)

Jun 10, 2026

Posting ID	159605
Department	Industrial Engineering/College of Engineering
Jobcode	Temp Professional Employee
Working Title	Short-Term Temporary Research Assistant
Details	The student overall focus will be on research activities in data analytics, machine learning, and statistical modeling for complex systems, primarily related to sleep apnea diagnosis, physiological signal analysis, and data-driven health monitoring. Duties may include acquiring, organizing, preprocessing, and analyzing polysomnography (PSG) and related physiological datasets. Specifically, responsibilities may involve performing quality control and preliminary analysis of multi-channel sleep signals; developing or learning to use existing Python scripts for data processing, machine learning, and visualization; conducting literature reviews; and assisting with the preparation of figures, tables, presentations, and summaries for weekly research meetings. Must be detail oriented and comfortable working independently. Applicants must be pursuing a degree in Industrial/Systems Engineering for the 2026 academic year.
Contact	PAUL OH Email: paul-oh@uiowa.edu
Application Instructions	To apply for this position, please email resume to engr-hr@uiowa.edu. In the subject line reference Job Posting ID 159605.
Ad Start Date	06/09/2026
Ad End Date	06/12/2026