AI/ML Research Mentor for High School Students

About the role

Synapse Research Academy (SRA) seeks an experienced AI/ML researcher to mentor high‑school students through a 10‑week online research program. The mentor will guide each student from defining a research question to preparing a manuscript for submission.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct one online mentoring session per week for ten weeks.
• Help students refine a feasible, academically sound research question.
• Guide selection of appropriate AI/ML methods, datasets, and evaluation metrics.
• Support development of a practical project using publicly available data and tools.
• Review research plans, code, analysis, results, and manuscript drafts.
• Provide clear, constructive feedback between meetings.
• Promote research integrity, reproducibility, and responsible AI use.
• Assist students in final manuscript preparation for submission.

Required profile

• Currently pursuing or holding an MSc or PhD in AI, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Data Science, or a closely related field (exceptional BSc candidates welcome).
• Practical research experience in AI/ML.
• Strong understanding of research methodology, experimental design, model evaluation, and scientific writing.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Responsible, supportive, and able to meet agreed deadlines.

Required skills

• Python programming.
• Common machine‑learning libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit‑learn.

What we offer

• A structured 10‑week mentoring framework with introductory learning materials.
• Administrative and organizational support.
• Flexible remote work.
• Compensation for each completed mentoring cycle.
• The opportunity to contribute to the academic development of motivated students.