(Casual Hire) Junior Researcher

Honolulu, HI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 10 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Description

Temporarily Full-Time (100% FTE) position with the University of Hawaii (UH) at Manoa College of Engineering working on multiple projects including Polit Connected Automated Vehicle System Investigations for Enhanced Safety and Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities in Hawaii and other cybersecurity-transportation projects. Continuation of employment is dependent upon program/operational needs satisfactory work performance availability of funds and compliance with applicable Federal/State laws.

Title: (Casual Hire) Junior Researcher
Position Number: *****Casual Hire
Hiring Unit: College of Engineering Department of Civil Environmental and Construction Engineering
Location: Manoa
Date Posted: 2/3/2026
Closing Date:2/9/2026
Salary:$30 per hour
Schedule:40 hours per week
Full Time/Part Time:Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary
Other condition: Position will begin on February 16 2026 and ends on May 15 2026.

Duties and Responsibilities

Conducts research focusing on AI data analytics cybersecurity literature synthesis which includes: Analyzing traffic data preparing training datasets for AI-based traffic sensing model development reviewing cybersecurity-transportation related literature synthesizing the latest cybersecurity research development preparing technical reports and journal/conference publications. Assists with research grant applications. Works with graduate students on relevant research projects.

Minimum Qualifications

Ph.D. from an accredited college or university in Civil Engineering or a related field.
3-month experience in research in an academic setting.
Knowledge of data science and data analytics

Desirable Qualifications

Ability to develop design and conduct AI training dataset development; comprehensively synthesize existing literature analyze experimental data and work collaboratively to draft technical reports and scientific papers for professional conferences and journal publications.

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Inquiries:

Guohui Zhang

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Required Experience:

Junior IC

DescriptionDescriptionTemporarily Full-Time (100% FTE) position with the University of Hawaii (UH) at Manoa College of Engineering working on multiple projects including Polit Connected Automated Vehicle System Investigations for Enhanced Safety and Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilit...