Data Analyst Support Project

Summary

Make an impact while you learn. The Semester of Service Program offers students a volunteer project-based opportunity to support real Federal missions gaining hands-on experience and valuable career-ready skills. With this project youll support the Clinical Research Center in the National Institute of Nursing Research.

Duties

This vacancy announcement will be open from September 21 2026 to September 25 2026 or when 25 etc. applications have been received. The vacancy will close on whichever day the first of these conditions are met. If the application limit is reached on the same day the announcement opened the open and close date will be the same. Candidates are encouraged to read the entire announcement before submitting their application packages.

• Develop a computer vision pipeline to analyze whole-body MRI scans for the early detection of pediatric Spondyloarthritis (SpA).
• Build and evaluate deep learning models to automatically identify and measure signs of inflammation in the sacroiliac joints.
• Prepare process and analyze MRI images including image segmentation and feature extraction to support model development.
• Validate the approach and contribute to creating a standardized automated tool to improve SpA research and diagnostic accuracy.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Conditions of employment To participate in this Program you must:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Be enrolled not less than half-time in an accredited trade school technical or vocational institute junior college college university or other accredited educational institution.
- Be in good academic standing as defined by your institution.
- Commit to volunteering 8 - 20 hours per week for a minimum of 90 days.
- Complete all required onboarding documentation assigned by the Federal agency and your academic institution.
- Agree to volunteer. This position is unpaid. No compensation stipends or hiring preference will be granted from this work. You may use this volunteer experience to qualify for future jobs you choose to apply for.
- Agree to understanding volunteers are not Federal employees.

Qualifications

Applicants will be considered based on their knowledge skills or abilities related to project needs.

Education

To qualify you must be enrolled not less than half-time in an accredited trade school technical or vocational institute junior college college university or other accredited educational institution. You also must be in good academic standing as defined by your institution. Attach a copy of your transcripts to your application package for verification.

Additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

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