Postdoctoral Researcher, Center Interactive Media

Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Interactive Media
Job : 302313
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular About Us

Are you ready to transform lives throughacademic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University isone of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. Withgrowing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand ourinstitutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia.

We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoraldegrees to empower over 50,000 students to become thought leaders,lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Ourentrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division Iathletics draw students from throughout the region and from morethan 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities,rich benefits, and valuesof respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice.

We are part ofthe

University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

(Primary Location for

Job Responsibilities ) Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000

Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.

Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop full-stack software solutions for 3
  
  Dmodeling and interactive media, to support faculty and studentresearch in games, simulation, and XR environments.
• Support faculty in the development and deployment of thefront-end and back-end components of a macro-scale Digital Twinmodel.
• Provide technical assistance to faculty in the motion capturefacility, including setup, calibration, and troubleshooting of Vicon systems after receiving vendor training.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate researchers involved in CIMprojects

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES*:

• Full-stack development experience to support games,simulation, and XR research, preferably with 3D modellingskills.
• Foundational expertise in machine learning and big dataanalytics

Postdoctoral Researchers support teams of KSU faculty and students (undergraduate and graduate students), which engage with external collaborators from other universities, community members,government agencies, and/or private sector entities to stimulateinnovation, capacity-building, and sustainability of research andscholarly activity at KSU.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans and executes experimental activities, data analyses,submission of reports or of manuscripts to peer-reviewedpublications, and/or attendance and presentation of research findings at appropriate venues of dissemination
• Develops and contributes to new ideas for research proposals and directions within the research group
• Develops an Individual Development Plan (IDP) in collaboration with faculty mentor
• Generates revenue by securing grants and participates in departmental and institutional career development programs, such asgrant writing workshops
• Prepares project budget and ensures funded project operateswithin budget guidelines
• Maintains official records and documents, and ensures compliance with institutional policies, and federal, state and local regulations
• Establishes working relationships and cooperative arrangements with internal and external partners
• Engages in research and publication

Educational Requirements
Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g. D.V.M, Sc.D., M.D., PharmD.,etc.) from an accredited institution of higher education orobtainment of doctorate degree within six (6) months of hire

Additional Preferred Qualifications
An advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field

ABILITIES

• Able to meet eligibility requirements for work in the United States at the time the appointment is scheduled to begin and to continue working legally for the proposed term of the appointment
• Able to handle multiple tasks or projects simultaneously to meetassigned deadlines

KNOWLEDGE

• Demonstrated ability to carry out independent and collaborative research on a team of faculty and students with the ability to meetdeliverables and milestones
• Demonstrated creative and proactive approach towards problem solving
• Knowledge of and experience in general analytical methodsdevelopment and good analytical practices
• Maintains a working knowledge of significant developments andtrends in the field

SKILLS

• Outstanding proposal and paper writing skills
• Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem-solving,organization, communication (verbal and written), time management,project management, and presentation skills
• Proficient with computer applications and programs associated withthe position (i.e. Microsoft Office suite)
• Strong attention to detail and follow-up skills
• Strong…