Job Details
Requisition: [contact details available in the full listing]ST
Title: Student Employee-Computer Science-Research Assistant
Employee Class: Student Employee
College Work Study Position: No
Department: Dept of Computer Science
Division: Division of Academic Affairs
Hours per week: 20
Hiring Rate: $15
Preferred Student Classification: Sophomore, Junior or Senior
Nature & Purpose of Position
The Department of Computer Science is seeking motivated and dependable undergraduate students to assist with a NASA-funded research project focused on applying AI and machine learning to solar physics and space weather. Students will support research activities under faculty supervision. Computer Science majors are preferred. This position may last up to two years, covering both fall and spring semesters, subject to funding and satisfactory performance.
Other Requirements for the Position
Duties include assisting with data processing, AI model development, and research experiments. Students are expected to demonstrate professionalism, responsibility, and punctuality, maintain confidentiality of research information, work independently and collaboratively, and complete assigned tasks within established deadlines.
Open Date: 10/22/2026
Position Number: 9N9891-00
Contact Name & Title: Haodi Jiang
Contact Phone: [contact details available in the full listing]
Contact Email: [contact details available in the full listing]
Contact Building & Room #: AB1 214
Contact Instructions Summary: Please send questions concerning this post to [contact details available in the full listing]
About Sam Houston State University
For more than 140 years, Sam Houston State University has been preparing students for meaningful lives of achievement. Its motto, "The measure of a Life is its Service," resonates among its 21,000 students, eight colleges and well beyond its historical roots through research, creative endeavors, service learning, volunteering and more.
SHSU is an institution whose mission is to provide high quality education, scholarship, and service to students. With over 90 bachelor degrees, 50 master's, and 11 doctoral programs—including the nation's first Ph.D. in forensic science, SHSU provides an exceptional college experience for every student: traditional or non-traditional; first generation; international; or online.
Service to self and others is paramount at SHSU and reflected in all university organizations and programs. In fact, the university was named to USA Today's Top 50 in the U.S. for "commitment to civic engagement and global awareness," in addition to being classified a "Community Engaged Campus" by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education. This honor, bestowed to only 311 public institutions nationwide, acknowledges the university's significant commitment to service.
Sam Houston State University has a small town feel with large scale opportunities. Located in the Piney Woods region of East Texas, Huntsville provides area residents with a sense of community and belonging, although just an hour drive north of Houston.
