Post Doctoral Associate

University of Colorado • Colorado Springs, CO

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Post Doctoral Associate will work in the Laboratory for Cybersecurity Dynamics, under the supervision of the Lab Director, Professor Shouhuai Xu. This position will work on challenging but exciting space cybersecurity research problems, collaborate with PhD students who work on the same or related problems, mentor junior student researchers, and lead efforts in writing top-quality scientific/academic research papers for top-venue publications. This position is a 100% research and development position. This position will tackle challenging space cybersecurity research problems that require high creativity and ability to conduct original research, with strong publication record. This position is required to design new cybersecurity solutions (e.g., architectures) and characterize their properties, both of which demand analytical thinking and skills. This position is dependent on the availability of internal grant funding. Funding is currently expected to last nine months.

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science or closely related field.
• Defended PhD Dissertation research on cybersecurity.
• Publication record at top-tier conferences and/or journals, especially on the topic of space cybersecurity.
• Ability to perform each of the established essential functions and meet the physical and environment demands described satisfactorily.
• Authorization to Release Information and provide contact information for their previous institutions for misconduct history check.

Nice To Haves

• Real-world / industrial space cybersecurity experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work on challenging but exciting space cybersecurity research problems.
• Collaborate with PhD students who work on the same or related problems.
• Mentor junior student researchers.
• Lead efforts in writing top-quality scientific/academic research papers for top-venue publications.
• Design new cybersecurity solutions (e.g., architectures).
• Characterize the properties of new cybersecurity solutions.

Benefits

• 22 vacation days
• 10 sick days
• Paid parental leave
• 13 recognized holidays
• Bereavement leave
• Jury duty leave
• FAMLI Leave
• Comprehensive medical plans with preventative care at no cost
• Yearly mental health visit
• Affordable dental plans
• Affordable vision plans
• Competitive prescription drug prices
• Health savings accounts
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement options
• Twelve (12) waived credits per academic year for courses at any CU campus
• Wellness programs
• Additional benefits through CU Advantage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree