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This position is conditionally funded and does not qualify for conversion under the AUPE Collective Agreement.

##Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title

Summer Research Student: AI Enabled Resident Wellness Assistant - 2 Positions (Applied Research Technician II)

Position Summary

Project Title: AI Enabled Resident Wellness Assistant Integrated with Point Click Care

Red Deer Polytechnic has secured funding from Alberta Innovates for fully funded student researchers for Summer 2026 (May – August). The Summer Research Studentships (SRS) program provides students with paid experiential learning opportunities at post-secondary institutes in Alberta, enhancing their interest and success in health research and innovation.

Students will have the opportunity for skills development and networking through primary research activities, workshops, speaker series, career mentorship, and other events.

The project requires the development of an AI enabled workflow that generates PointClickCare (PCC) ready clinical notes from structured daily resident interactions using Python based data pipelines, FastAPI microservices, and large language models. The system must support resident safety through scheduled wellness check ins, multimodal data capture, and AI-driven detection of early health changes. Additional requirements include building React based interfaces for staff and families, creating automated family summaries that merge kiosk data with PCC records, and delivering real time analytics dashboards for administrators powered by integrated AI and backend services.

Position Responsibilities

Student Responsibilities:

• Design and implement Python‑based data pipelines that ingest and transform structured resident‑interaction data for downstream AI and PointClickCare integration.
• Develop and maintain FastAPI microservices for wellness checks, resident data ingestion, and AI‑driven risk detection.
• Integrate and fine‑tune large language models to generate clinically relevant, structured notes from daily interaction logs.
• Build AI‑driven detection logic to flag early signs of health or cognitive changes based on wellness‑check and kiosk data.
• Create React‑based web interfaces for staff (caregivers) to log interactions and for families to view resident updates.
• Implement automated family summary services that merge kiosk data with extracted PointClickCare records and generate natural‑language summaries.
• Design and develop real‑time analytics dashboards for administrators, powered by backend data pipelines and integrated AI services.
• Write tests, documentation, and user guides, participate in code reviews, and contribute to deployment and maintenance activities.

Skills Students Will Learn:

• Backend development with Python and FastAPI, including RESTful APIs and microservices.

• Data engineering: ETL/ELT pipelines, data modeling, and working with time‑series and healthcare‑style data.

• AI/ML integration: prompt engineering, LLM orchestration, and building AI‑driven decision‑support components.

• Frontend development with React and modern web tooling.

• Analytics & visualization for real‑time dashboards and resident‑level metrics.

• Systems design, Git, and collaborative development best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Be currently registered at Red Deer Polytechnic; and

• Be able to work in Canada

• Available for work from May 4 – August 28, 2026 (~4 months)

• Ability to work from 8:30am – 4:30pm from Monday to Friday

• Proven strong work ethic, attendance record and productivity in an independent work environment demonstrated through previous employment, education, or volunteer experience.

• Proven ability to work within a team and communicate positively supporting new and different ideas

• Ability to complete work duties such as sitting, standing, and/ light physical effort over modest periods of time, with some opportunity for relief and task variety.

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related program.

• Strong Python programming skills and familiarity with web frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Flask).

• Experience or coursework in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, or similar frontend frameworks.

• Interest in AI/ML, NLP, or using LLMs (prior experience is a plus but not required).

• Familiarity with Git, SQL, and basic software engineering practices (testing, documentation).

Salary or Hourly?

Hourly

Salary

$20.30 per hour

Benefits and Compensation Information

An additional 15% of the hourly rate in lieu of vacation, statutory holidays and benefits

About Red Deer Polytechnic

Focused on advancing the economic and social priorities of Alberta,Red Deer Polytechnic(RDP) provides more than 100 industry-relevant credit and non-credit programs to approximately 11,000 credit, non-credit and apprenticeship students. With modern teaching and learning spaces, and state-of-the-art research and innovation centres, RDP provides education and applied research opportunities in partnership with industry and communities.

Red Deer Polytechnic’s main campus is located on Treaty 7, Treaty 6 and Métis ancestral lands. This is where we will strive to honour and transform our relationships with one another.

Whatever brings you to Red Deer Polytechnic, we are glad you are here. And we look forward to having you as a valued member of ourpolytechnic community****.

Posting Detail Information

Competition Number

2026-A-037

Employment Type

Casual

Number of Vacancies

2

Desired Start Date

05/04/2026

Position End Date (if term-certain)

08/28/2026

FTE

1

Hours of Work

35 hours per week

Open Date

03/03/2026

Close Date

03/27/2026

Open Until Filled

No

Note to Applicant

Red Deer Polytechnic fosters an inclusive learning and working environment where everyone can bring their full selves and share their unique talents. We are committed to being responsive to the evolving needs and expectations of our diverse community.

At RDP, we are committed to a merit-based hiring process, and we believe in an inclusive workplace that is fair, equitable, supportive, welcoming and respectful. We recognize, value, and leverage differences in identities, abilities, background, cultures, skills, experiences, and perspectives. Our practices are guided by the principles of the Alberta Human Rights Act and support the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action. If you believe you have the skills and equivalent experience and potential to contribute to this role, we encourage you to apply

Red Deer Polytechnic will provide job applicants with accommodations in accordance with the Alberta Human Rights Code. To request an accommodation, please contactPeopleandculture@rdpolytech.ca.

Special Instructions to Applicants

This position is conditionally funded and does not qualify for conversion under the AUPE Collective Agreement.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Resume

Optional Documents