Senior Research Scholar

Posting Number: PG194394EP

Internal Recruitment: No

Working Title: Senior Research Scholar

Anticipated Hiring Range: Commensurate with education and experience.

Work Schedule: 8‑5, Monday ‑ Friday, overtime as needed to meet deadlines

Job Location: Raleigh, NC

Department: Laboratory for Analytic Sciences

About the Department: The Laboratory for Analytic Sciences (LAS) is a translational research lab focused on the development of new analytic technology and analysis tradecraft. LAS is a partnership between the U.S. Intelligence Community and North Carolina State University that develops technology and tradecraft solutions for mission‑relevant problems.

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The Laboratory for Analytic Sciences (LAS) would like to hire an experienced and motivated person who can lead the development of novel, data‑driven analytic tools, technology, and tradecraft. This person will have the opportunity to work in an environment that brings together operational analysts, product designers, application developers, data scientists, and multi‑disciplinary researchers in collaborative teams to prototype and demonstrate impactful solutions to analytic challenges.

We are looking for a person who can recognize and exploit the possibilities that arise from the unique environment at LAS.

As a Senior Research Scholar at LAS, you will have the opportunity to lead efforts towards developing analytic solutions that integrate novel technology and tradecraft. You will be responsible for helping NC State manage resources and support for these efforts. You’ll also have the opportunity to organize and participate in collaborative research efforts that address strategic research challenges. You may also have the opportunity to serve as NC State’s technical lead for our Summer Conference on Applied Data Science.

• Work with operational users and subject matter experts to design analytic solutions that address practical challenge problems in intelligence production and analysis.
• Provide technical guidance and oversight of multiple prototype development efforts, including both long running projects funded by LAS and short (8 week) projects as part of LAS’s Summer Conference on Applied Data Science (SCADS).
• Serve as an organizational resource for practical expertise and knowledge of the latest AI/ML‑based analytic approaches to natural language, both spoken and written.
• Understand how technical products mature and guide the development of prototype efforts into transitionable knowledge and products.
• Investigate and support methods of integrating and transitioning LAS technical outcomes into existing operational environments.
• Collaborate with operational analysts to evaluate a technical solutions’ ability to improve the efficacy and efficiency of analysts’ workflows.
• Assist research efforts in identifying and procuring relevant datasets in support of the development and evaluation of technical approaches.
• Identify and integrate relevant and complementary research areas and efforts.
• Publish research and attend workshops/conferences to promote LAS and identify potential collaborators.

• Align the technical scope of projects with strategic objectives and resource constraints.
• Define reasonable and beneficial…