Postdoctoral Associate Advanced Sensemaking
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Job Location:
Houston, MS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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About Rice:
Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lectures series courses and student government. Developing close-knit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.
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About the Baker Institute:
Founded in 1993 Rice Universitys Baker Institute for Public Policy is one of the premier nonpartisan public policy research organizations in the country. As an integral part of Rice University the Baker Institute has a strong track record of achievement based on the work of its fellows scholars and staff. The institute collaborates with experts from academia government media business and nongovernmental and private organizations.
Position Summary
Rice Universitys Baker Institute is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar in Advanced Sensemaking as part of the Center for Advanced Space Sensing Technologies (CASST) a U.S. Space Force-funded Space Strategic Technology Institute led by Rice. CASST supports the development of novel remote sense technologies and advanced sensemaking capabilities to provide real-time information about space environments. The Postdoctoral Scholar will lead the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) models datasets compute workflows and visualization tools to analyze quantum sensing and hyperspectral imaging data.
The Postdoctoral Scholar will be mentored by Baker Institute Fellow Kenneth Evans and work in close collaboration with CASST faculty from the Rice Space Institute Weiss School of Natural Sciences and the George R. Brown School of Engineering as well as external partners at University of California Los Angeles University of California Santa Barbara Georgia Institute of Technology and Aegis Aerospace.
Appointments will be for an initial 3-year appointment structured as a 1-year appointment followed by two additional 1-year appointments commensurate with adequate performance and programmatic needs.
Minimum Requirements
- Ph.D. or other doctoral degree in computer science computational physics electrical engineering or related fields
Skills
- Strong analytical planning and organizational abilities
- Ability to work independently with changing levels of oversight
- Ability to establish and maintain rapport with faculty and staff in an academic and professional setting
- Ability to work collaboratively with an existing team managing multiple deadlines and respond to a high volume of requests including from CASST faculty and U.S. Space Force technical liaisons
Preferences
- Research interest and experience in one or more of the following areas is desirable:
- Reinforcement learning or adaptive decision systems;
- Computer vision remote sensing or geospatial analytics;
- GPU or high-performance computing workflows;
- Deployment of AI systems in resource-constrained environments; and
- Hyperspectral imaging and quantum sensing.
- Previous experience collaborating with engineering or operational research teams
- Demonstrated ability to write publish and communicate research including proposal development and presentations at professional conferences
Essential Functions
- Research and build AI/ML models to support CASST sensemaking objectives
- Develop and manage datasets compute workflows and visualization tools that integrate results from quantum sensing hyperspectral imaging and compressive imaging research teams
- Contribute to technical reporting program documentation and research presentations
Support the mentoring and training of junior research team members including graduate and undergraduate students
Additional Functions / Information
- Performs all other duties as assigned
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Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Rice University is ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio, and a residential college system, which supports students intellectually, emotional ... View more
