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Description

The Canadian Light Source is currently recruiting for a Summer Student  Artificial Intelligence (AI) Developer within the Information Technology Division. Reporting to the Software and Data Services Manager, this position will be a full-time summer position starting on Thursday, May 1st, and concluding on Friday, August 29th, or as discussed with the direct supervisor.

Position Summary:
Working with the Software and Data Services Manager, the successful candidate will work to assess and develop AI tools that can be incorporated into established processes and integrated into various applications within the IT divisions areas of responsibility.

Representative Duties:
- The primary focus will be the assessment of data availability, AI model development, and the incorporation of AI into current applications.
- Assessing gaps and finding opportunities where CLS could benefit from AI tools.
- Investigating Agentic AI to assess possible use cases for CLS.
- Conducting literature reviews on state-of-the-art AI technologies, algorithms, and techniques.
- Keeping up-to-date with recent advancements in the AI field and sharing knowledge with the team.
- Write clean, maintainable, scalable, and tested software.
- Work collaboratively and iteratively to build solutions that help achieve our corporate objectives.

Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a programming diploma.
- Development experience in Python is an asset.
- Knowledge in training models, neural networks, deep learning, etc.
- Experience with generative AI.
- Practical AI project experience.
- Ability to work within a fast-paced team environment.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and in a group setting.