Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Research

Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Research

Assistant Professor of Research 40% Sponsored Research:
Conduct innovative research in data-driven modeling, communications, networking, machine learning, distributed optimization, and intelligent autonomous systems for distributed maritime operations involving both surface and underwater autonomous vehicles. Design and develop mathematical models, algorithms, engineering simulations, software tools, experiments, and testing methodologies for distributed multi-agent systems, resilient communications, intelligent sensing, autonomous decision-making, and cooperative autonomous operations. Manage, oversee, and design engineering simulations, experiments, and tests, and collect and analyze data while ensuring data integrity, quality control, and research reproducibility.

Maintain currency with relevant state-of-the-art technologies, equipment, systems, communications and networking methods, and machine learning techniques. Publish research findings in leading peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Work under the general direction of senior investigators while demonstrating increasing independence in research design and execution.

35% Supervise Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researchers:
Provide research supervision and technical mentoring to graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, research associates, and other research personnel. Guide research planning, technical development, experimental and simulation activities, publication preparation, sponsor deliverables, and professional development while fostering a collaborative and inclusive research environment. Provide day-to-day technical guidance to students and postdoctoral researchers in coordination with project principal investigators.

25% Research Program Development and External Funding:
Identify funding opportunities and participate in developing competitive research proposals for federal agencies, industry, and other sponsors. Initiate and develop contacts and collaborations with grant and contract agencies, faculty members, industry partners, and other academic institutions to support the growth of externally funded research programs. Contribute to proposal preparation, technical planning, budgeting, project reporting, sponsor communications, and the preparation of technical reports and other research-related documentation.

Contribute technical ideas, preliminary results, and written materials to collaborative proposal development.

Minimum Qualifications

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related discipline.

Specific

Experience:

• Demonstrated research accomplishments through peer-reviewed publications.
• Evidence of the ability and potential to conduct high-quality independent and collaborative research.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related discipline.

Specific

Experience:

• Postdoctoral or industrial research experience.
• Experience participating in federally sponsored research.
• Experience mentoring graduate or undergraduate researchers.
• Experience contributing to research proposal development.

Associate Professor of Research

40% Sponsored Research:
Conduct innovative research in data-driven modeling, communications, networking, machine learning, distributed optimization, and intelligent autonomous systems for distributed maritime operations involving both surface and underwater autonomous vehicles. Design and develop mathematical models, algorithms, engineering simulations, software tools, experiments, and testing methodologies for distributed multi-agent systems, resilient communications, intelligent sensing, autonomous decision-making, and cooperative autonomous operations. Manage, oversee, and design engineering simulations, experiments, and tests, and collect and analyze data while ensuring data integrity, control, and research reproducibility.

Maintain currency with relevant state-of-the-art technologies, equipment, systems, communications and networking methods, and machine learning techniques. Publish research findings in leading peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Lead substantial research tasks or projects and coordinate technical activities across multidisciplinary teams.

35% Supervise Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Researchers:
Provide research supervision and technical mentoring to graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, research associates, and other research personnel. Guide research planning, technical development, experimental and simulation activities, publication preparation, sponsor deliverables, and professional development while fostering a collaborative and inclusive research environment. Supervise graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and research personnel, and mentor junior researchers in scholarly publication and professional…