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SalaryITHAKA's mission is to expand access to knowledge and education around the world. Our services — Artstor, JSTOR, Portico, and Ithaka S+R — enable people everywhere to learn, to grow, and to overcome historical barriers to education. In carrying out our mission, as employees we feel a deep responsibility to each other and our well-being, and are committed to building and sustaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
The Role
ITHAKA is offering two Data Annotation Specialists for a 4 - 6 weeks fixed-term position to students with interests to support ground truth dataset creation initiatives and contribute to the development of Generative AI powered features on JSTOR. In this role, you will work for a total of 40 - 60 hours and play a vital part in shaping the future of JSTOR by supporting the development of cutting-edge Generative AI features. You'll be responsible for creating high-quality datasets, which will be used to evaluate and improve these features.
Here's what you'll do
- Contribute to the generation of ground truth data, which is the foundation for accurate evaluation of generative AI models.
- Help ensure the accuracy and completeness of our datasets, which are essential for building reliable AI features.
- Assist in establishing baselines for measuring progress and evaluating future iterations of the features.
- Contribute to streamlining our development process and bringing innovative features to life.
Why consider this opportunity?
- Make a real difference in the advancement of academic research through the power of AI.
- Gain valuable experience in the field of Data Annotation and Generative AI.
- Be part of a dynamic and innovative team at JSTOR.
Responsibilities
- Review provided documents to identify relevant information for annotation.
- Generate initial ground truth answers using advanced AI tools.
- Verify and refine generated answers for accuracy and completeness.
- Collaborate with the project team to ensure timely completion of dataset creation and alignment with project objectives.
- Provide regular reports on completed tasks and progress updates to project stakeholders.
Experience and Skills
- Currently enrolled in a Humanities, Arts, or Social Sciences program or possess relevant background/experience.
- Ability to run scripts provided by the team for Data Annotation tasks and familiarity with basic programming concepts.
- Familiarity with Generative AI tools like ChatGPT or Google Bard.
- Strong research and critical thinking skills.
- Attention to detail, ability to work independently, and meet due dates.
- Proficiency in English, with strong writing skills.
Compensation
At ITHAKA we believe in openness and equity. Part of living those values is our commitment to clarity about salary ranges, so candidates know what to expect. The starting salary for this position is $20.00/hourly.
Work for ITHAKA
We are committed to our organizational values of belonging, evidence, speed, teamwork, and trust. We take inclusion seriously. Belonging is one of our core values, and it shows in our vibrant culture. People from a wide range of backgrounds work at ITHAKA, and we believe that unique perspectives help us realize new insights and build better solutions.
We want to work with people who are passionate about ideas like these and who wish to contribute their perspectives and talents to ITHAKA's mission. We enthusiastically welcome applications from people of all underrepresented backgrounds and credentials. We want to hear your story and include your perspective in the transformative work we aim to do.
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Although ITHAKA has physical offices in New York and Ann Arbor, Michigan, our employees are distributed across the continental United States. At this time, we're not considering candidates who are unable to work and reside in the continental U.S.
Candidates may apply by submitting an application online through our career site, if you have any questions about your application, please contact us at careers@ithaka.org. ITHAKA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if there's anything we can do to accommodate any portion of the application or hiring process, please contact us at accommodations@ithaka.org.
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