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1122087
University of Warwick
01/01/2027
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Approximately 81 hours in total (estimated 6 hours per week)
Not Applicable
Pay
£16.79
£2.03
Description
Role
We are looking for a research assistant to support a new research project at Warwick Business School on how AI agents make decisions in online marketplaces. You will help build the experimental environment and the data pipeline for the first phase of the project. You will work closely with the project team (Dr Marco Gregori and Dr Iman Ahmadi).
Duties and responsibilities
- Adapt an existing open-source Python codebase into a simple web-based experimental environment (a mock online marketplace)
- Set up and run automated experiments that call several LLMs through their APIs, including logging, error handling and cost monitoring
- Organise, clean and document the resulting data in a reproducible format
- Write clear documentation and keep the code in a Git repository
Skills and experience
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree (3rd year or completed) or Master’s degree (completed or in progress) in statistics, econometrics, computer science, economics or a related field. Interest in pursuing a PhD is a plus
- Strong Python skills, including comfort reading and modifying someone else’s codebase, working with APIs, data handling, and writing clean, documented code
- Ability to work independently and reliably to deadlines
Desirable
Experience calling LLMs through APIs in Python and Git
Basic web development (HTML/JavaScript or a Python web framework such as Flask or Django)
Location
University of Warwick/Online (all work must be completed in the UK)
Additional information
Start and end date: 01 January 27 - 28 February 27
Deadline to apply: Sunday 15th November 26
Please provide a CV and cover letter with your application.
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