TERM Research Assistant, Institute for Software Integrated Systems

The Research Assistant is part of the Institute for Software Integrated Systems at Vanderbilt University
and is a key individual contributor responsible for assisting with the development and maintenance of
discipline-specific software systems and/or engineering tools to support project and research goals.

This position assists with engineering and/or software design implementation analysis maintenance
and experimentation as directed by the Principal Investigator. Reporting directly to the Principal
Investigator the Research Associate regularly collaborates with a team including but not limited to
Research Engineers Research Scientists and System Architects to accomplish project-specific goals.

About the Work Unit:
The Institute for Software Integrated Systems conducts basic and applied research in the area of systems
and information science and engineering. Applications of its technology span a wide range of software intensive systems from small embedded devices through real-time distributed systems to globally
deployed complex systems. Software is increasingly essential to the functions of these systems and it is
also the primary means of adapting them to their environments and users. Our research interests lie in
the theoretical foundations modeling design engineering and educational aspects of these systems.

Key Functions and Expected Performance:
Research and Development: 60%
- Assist with modeling and analysis of discipline-specific engineering problems.
- Assist with cloud development deployment and integration of developed AI applications.
- Assist with the development and maintenance of discipline-specific software systems and/or engineering tools to support project and research goals.
- Perform engineering and/or software design implementation analysis maintenance or experimentation as directed by Principal Investigator and lead Engineers.

Communication: 20%
- Prepare technical documentation for work products of project.
- Maintain familiarity with and expertise in emerging technologies and techniques related to project and research goals.
- Communicate regularly effectively and professionally with Principal Investigator System Architect and research team.
- Adhere to existing technical standards and recommend or develop new standards as applicable.

Collaboration: 20%
- Provide data to assist in evaluation of project research direction and progress providing input on solutions as necessary.
- Deliver technical progress reports/presentations in written and/or oral form to project research staff and faculty.
- Share research knowledge product and processes with Principal Investigator System Architect and research team.

Supervisory Relationships:
This position does not have supervisory responsibility; this position reports administratively and
functionally to the Principal Investigator.

Education and Certifications:
A Bachelors degree in computer science or related field is necessary.

Experience and Skills:
The following skills are necessary:
- Experience with cloud computing and machine learning technologies is necessary.
- Established skills in software system development modeling and/or systems engineering is necessary.
- Ability to design implement test document and maintain software is necessary.
- Ability to quickly learn ISIS tools and technologies and becomes a productive project contributor is necessary.
- Practical knowledge of software development tools programming languages (e.g. C/C Java Python Matlab C# among others) databases and web technologies as needed by project is necessary.
- Experience with state-of-the-art software development environments (e.g. Eclipse) tools (e.g. git) and collaborative environments (e.g. GitHub) is necessary.