Undergraduate Research Assistant
Pennsylvania State University
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS
The Mathematics Department in the Eberly College of Science has a vacancy available for an Undergraduate Research Assistant. The selected candidate will work oncomputational modeling for radar imaging.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions have been filled.
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