Task for RA position: Research Assistant - LLM Interpretability
This file has data on ~40 homes. (You should have access via CMU log in)
Use Llama API to get estimated value of each home using (beds, baths, lotSize and yearBuilt). Note different prompts will give different estimated value, so you will have some variance around the mean estimated value.
Compare the AI-based estimated value with the comparable-based estimated value. Note that the objective is not to increase accuracy.
Use Llama Observability/Telemetry tool to explain its estimate values.
Store your code + result summary for the 4 steps above in a folder.
Send me an email at nmalik1[at]andrew[dot]cmu[dot]edu titled: "RA - LLM Interpretability Task" with your CV and a link to the folder (remember to give me access).
Note on 24th Nov: This RA job is released today on 24th Nov. My objective is to complete the hiring by 7th Dec. We will hire 1-2 RAs.
Update on 28th Nov: I received 19 applications with 11 completed task. The submission are now closed. I will be reviewing the applications and interviewing over this week. I'll reach out for more information when needed.
Masters and Undergraduate students: Besides the above job, I will also be looking for students enrolled at CMU for RA work:
Data gathering and analysis of Prediction Markets (Hired)
Running Experiments using Prolific/MTurk/Qualtrics. (Spring 2026)
Keep a look out for those job posts on Handshake.
PhD Students: I work with numerous PhD students in Marketing and Information Systems. Please feel free to reach out if you feel I can add value. I am also open to working with PhD students in Finance and Computer Science. It would be good if you reach out with a more concrete idea of how we can collaborate.
If your goal is to work towards an undergraduate/masters thesis, I would encourage you to thoroughly read my most active research (at least the Introductions of the papers!). If you have a concrete project idea in mind, which has a strong overlap between your goals and my ongoing research stream, please do reach out. E-mail me your idea in max 1 page. I will be happy to chat, refine and then collaborate.