61290 Summer Student Intern – Computer Science, Software Engineering or Data Science - Scion - Careers at Science New Zealand
Core
Develop an AI-powered knowledge search tool to enable secure, natural-language access to BPA's historic information and research records.
Role type
Summer Student Intern (AI/Software Engineering)
Builds
Minimum viable product (MVP) for an AI knowledge search tool
Domain
Research & Development / AI / Information Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
AI technologies assessment, user needs analysis, open-source tool integration, metadata schema design, prototype development, data organization
Preferred skills
Digital innovation, data management, analytical problem-solving
Responsibilities
Collate and organize BPA information and knowledge resources; Define priority user needs and identify practical use cases for an AI knowledge search tool; Assess available AI tools, platforms, and technical approaches; Work with supervisors to develop specifications for a minimum viable product (MVP); Identify how such a product could be brought into existing, self-hosted, open-source tools and summarize the schema and proposed metadata structure; Assist with developing and testing an initial prototype if project timeframes allow.
