Bluestaq Graduate Research Scholar — NDSU Partnership

Bluestaq is a Colorado Springs leader in secure data ecosystems, graph technologies, natural language processing, and AI solutions for national security and defense customers. The Graduate Research Scholar will conduct Bluestaq-defined research at North Dakota State University in areas including LLMs, knowledge graphs, NLP, and agentic AI, followed by a paid summer internship delivering applied research in a defense-tech environment.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct Bluestaq-defined research in one or more of the following focus areas: Large Language Models, Data Sourcing & Tagging, Knowledge Graph / Graph Store, Agentic AI, Natural Language Processing, and Prompt Engineering
• Work independently and with NDSU faculty advisors, with research direction and technical alignment provided by Bluestaq
• Bring genuine intellectual curiosity — while projects are Bluestaq-defined, student interest and alignment are valued in shaping the work
• Complete a paid summer internship as a direct continuation of your sponsored research, delivering immediate mission impact
• Receive hands-on mentorship and real-world application experience in a fast-paced defense-tech environment