REU Research Student-STDT 4
Job Title: STDT
Department Summary: The Department of Computer Science is a large complex research unit, one of eight academic departments in the College of Engineering, and provides instruction and research within specialty areas of engineering. The Department has 43 faculty, 9 emeriti, 3 adjunct professors, 3 technical IT Support staff, and 14 administrative staff. In the Department of Computer Science, we strive to:
- To advance the research frontiers of computer science
- To produce outstanding computer science professionals
- To disseminate computer science knowledge to students in other disciplines, and
- To reach out both within and beyond the university community to apply computing principles to the solution of important technical and societal challenges.
Position Summary: This is a brief description/overview of the position.
Student participants in NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) for Summer 2026 to perform research in PI Caleb Stanford’s research group.
Key Responsibilities: Detailed list of at least 4-6 specific Essential Job Functions that are associated with this position. Please be as specific as possible in your description to ensure your position is properly classified. Ask yourself, what are the duties and responsibilities that are critical for this position to perform?
- Writing and contributing to research software
- Reading papers
- Attending and participating in research group meetings and 1-1 meetings
- Running scientific experiments
- Maintaining data collection, including recording and documenting results
- Writing and contributing to research papers and technical writing
- Collaborating with peers in the group, including attending and participating meaningfully in research group activities
Minimum Qualifications: What are the skills, knowledge, abilities, and experience required for the Essential Job Functions?
- Relevant ability to program, including Python, C/C++ and preliminary experience with Rust
- Relevant general coursework in programming, including but not limited to ECS 36A-C, ECS 20, or equivalent
- Ability to participate in discussions, collaborate meaningfully with peers, conduct research tasks and describe results
- Relevant coursework in related topics including programming languages and formal methods tools, e.g. ECS 189C or ECS 261 at UC Davis.