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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

AI/LLM Developer/Engineer

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC

🕑 Temporary

💰 $26 - $34 per Hour

💻 Information Technology

🗓️ January 9th, 2026

Langchain LLAMA Python

Edtech.com's Summary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring an AI/LLM Developer/Engineer. The role involves designing, fine-tuning, and evaluating large language models for domain-specific applications and developing intelligent applications and scalable infrastructure for healthcare improvement using LLMs and clinical data.

Highlights
  • Design and fine-tune large language models using techniques like transfer learning, LoRA, and RLHF.
  • Build AI-driven applications such as chatbots, clinical decision tools, and document analyzers using LangChain, LlamaIndex, and semantic search.
  • Develop scalable LLM pipelines including data ingestion, preprocessing, GPU/TPU model serving, and performance monitoring.
  • Integrate commercial and open-source LLMs (OpenAI GPT, Claude, Mistral, LLaMA) via APIs or local deployment into health systems.
  • Implement advanced prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures with vector databases like Pinecone, FAISS, and Weaviate.
  • Evaluate LLM performance through automated and human-in-the-loop methods focusing on accuracy, safety, and user satisfaction.
  • Collaborate with data scientists, UX designers, and domain experts to ensure system usability and alignment with healthcare needs.
  • Monitor and optimize system metrics including latency, throughput, token usage, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields, plus expertise in Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, and LangChain.
  • Compensation ranges from $26.04 to $33.85 per hour for a full-time temporary appointment lasting up to 11 months.