Postdoc Research Associate - Aerospace Engineering

Iowa State University • Ames, IA

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About The Position

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities: The Postdoctoral Research Associates will work under the direction of Prof. Abhishek Halder and will conduct interdisciplinary research in the areas of stochastic control, optimal mass transport, and the Schrödinger bridge. They will pursue collaborative research publications and will help mentor graduate students. The position requires a Ph.D. (or equivalent foreign degree) in engineering, computer science, operations research, mathematics, or a related field.

Requirements

• Ph.D. (or equivalent foreign degree) in engineering, computer science, operations research, mathematics, or a related field.
• Strong analytical, computational, and written communication skills evidenced by a publication record in the area of control theory, mathematical optimization, AI, or machine learning.

Nice To Haves

• Publication record in optimal mass transport, Schrödinger bridge, stochastic calculus, in venues such as IEEE TAC, Automatica, SIAM J. Control and Optimization, SIAM J. Mathematics of Data Science, CDC, ACC, NeurIPS, ICLR, AISTATS, ICML, JMLR, TMLR

Responsibilities

• Conduct interdisciplinary research in the areas of stochastic control, optimal mass transport, and the Schrödinger bridge.
• Pursue collaborative research publications
• Help mentor graduate students

Benefits

• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
• Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time and leave plans
• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various voluntary benefits and discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellbeing Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees