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Feasibility Study AI Nutrition Buddy

ETHjuniors
Posted 11 days ago, valid for 11 days
Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • This is a remote position focused on supporting the development of an AI-based nutrition coach web app for teenagers.
  • Candidates should have a background in Computer Science or a comparable technical field, along with experience in app or web app development and LLMs.
  • The role involves testing technical feasibility, supporting development, and contributing to the nutrition logic and recommendation system.
  • The position is part-time, approximately 40-60%, with a competitive hourly rate, starting mid-September, and lasting until mid-January, with a possibility for a second sprint.
  • An interest in nutrition, health, or behavioral design is a plus, and candidates must work independently while being sensitive to data privacy.

This is a remote position.

We're looking for project support to work on the technical feasibility and development of an AI-based nutrition coach webapp for teenagers. Rather than counting calories, the app builds on personal eating motives: think taste, budget, sustainability, or social belonging and many more. It gives everyday, non-judgmental recommendations before a meal decision is made, not after. Meal recognition via photo and voice is a core part of the concept, developed and validated together with a Swiss university partner.

Your Tasks

  • Contribute to testing the technical feasibility of AI-based meal recognition (image & voice)
  • Support the development and implementation of the webapp (backend, database structure, interfaces)
  • Help connect and fine-tune the LLM through prompt engineering
  • Research and evaluate suitable state-of-the-art models for image and speech recognition
  • Support the development of the nutrition logic and the personalized recommendation system
  • Contribute to testing scientific accuracy and iterating based on results
  • Document code, approach, and project progress

Requirements

  • Background in Computer Science or a comparable technical field
  • Experience with app or webapp development
  • Experience with LLMs (prompt engineering, API/interface integration)
  • Interest in nutrition, health, or behavioral design is a plus
  • Structured, independent, and solution-oriented way of working
  • Sensitivity when handling data privacy and delicate topics (e.g. eating disorders)


  • Benefits

  • Start: mid-September
  • Duration: Sprint 1, until mid-January, Sprint 2 possible
  • Location: Remote, with occasional on-site meetings in Zurich/Bern
  • Workload: Part-time (approx. 40–60%)
  • Hourly rate: Competitive




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