The Research Scientist is part of the Institute for Software Integrated Systems within the School of Engineering at Vanderbilt University and is a leader responsible for conducting advanced, ground-breaking research in all areas of Software-Integrated Systems. Persons in this position are expected to grow their own externally-funded research program and/or to contribute to the success of sponsored research projects at the Institute. Reporting directly to the Professor, the Research Scientist is expected to work on specific research topics relevant for the project, collaborate with other researchers, and potentially supervise engineers, and graduate students, as needed. A Research Scientist conducts advanced, ground-breaking research in areas of Software-Integrated Systems. The Research Scientist is a key contributor to the success of sponsored research projects at ISIS, serving as a functional lead on a team of researchers composed of staff engineers and graduate students. The Research Scientist is expected to gradually develop his or her own research profile, projects, and sponsored activities, eventually taking on a leading role as Co-PI or PI on one or more project(s).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Directly contributes to the technical mission(s) of ISIS and our sponsors, through activities including analysis, modeling, testing, design activities, and publication of research results
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to reach desired project outcomes
• Provides leadership and direction to team members
• Maintains familiarity with emerging knowledge, technologies, techniques relevant to ISIS research discipline(s) and strategic goals
• Communicates regularly, effectively, and professionally with sponsors
• Functionally oversees work of research staff and graduate students
• Obtains independent external funding; demonstrates ability to maintain and grow sponsor-funded research
• Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in engineering or computer science is preferred
• A Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science is necessary
• 3+ years of experience in scripting languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB) required
• Technical and mathematical expertise in machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer vision techniques, and modern data science required
• Systems engineering experience, working across disciplines required
• Strong written and oral communication skills – technical reports, published articles, large audience presentations required
• Strong project management skills required
• Experience working with a variety of partners from different backgrounds, and conveying complex technical concepts to each partner required
• Strong hands-on technical skills to help deliver an end-to-end functioning system that accomplishes research goals required
• 3+ years experience with formal methods and formal verification, specifically within the context of cyber-physical systems and machine learning systems (neural networks, etc.) preferred

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