Research Scientist / Postdoctoral Researcher in Cyber-Physical Systems, Trustworthy AI

Job Description

Responsibilities

•              Lead day-to-day project execution.

Develop and maintain research plans, milestones, responsibilities, and deliverable schedules.

Track progress, identify risks and dependencies, and initiate follow-up and corrective actions.

•              Mentor graduate and undergraduate researchers.

Hold regular technical meetings, help students define achievable objectives, review their work, troubleshoot obstacles, and develop their independence and research judgment.

•              Coordinate with program managers and collaborators.

Prepare technical updates, organize meetings, communicate results and challenges clearly, and follow through on agreed actions in coordination with the PI.

•              Conduct and guide substantive research.

Contribute original methods, software, experiments, or system implementations in relevant research areas and help ensure the technical quality of the team’s work.

•              Lead preparation of research outputs.

Coordinate and contribute to manuscripts, sponsor reports, presentations, demonstrations, and other project deliverables.

•              Strengthen research practices.

Support reproducible experiments, clear documentation, shared code and data practices, and effective onboarding of new researchers.

•              Contribute to proposal development and identify opportunities for collaboration and future research.

 

Required qualifications

•              A Ph.D.

in computer science, electrical or computer engineering, systems engineering, or a closely related field by the start date.

•              A strong research record in at least one area relevant to the group.

•              Demonstrated experience coordinating research activities, leading a technical project or workstream, or mentoring junior researchers.

•              Ability to translate broad research objectives into concrete tasks, realistic timelines, and measurable outcomes.

•              Strong technical writing, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.

•              Evidence of initiative, sound judgment, reliable follow-through, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

•              A collaborative and supportive mentoring approach, with a commitment to research rigor and student development.

 

Preferred qualifications

•              Experience working on externally funded, milestone-driven, or multi-institution research projects.

•              Experience communicating with government program managers, industry partners, or other external stakeholders.

•              Experience guiding student work toward publications, working prototypes, or research demonstrations.

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