Postdoctoral Fellow – Computational Geomatics & 3D Geospatial Systems Ubicquia Center for Intelligent Infrastructure (UCII)
About The Position
Florida Atlantic University seeks a highly computational Postdoctoral Fellow to architect the geospatial foundation of campus- and city-scale digital twins within the newly launched Ubicquia Center for Intelligent Infrastructure (UCII). This Postdoctoral Fellow position is a 12-month appointment and has the potential for renewal contingent upon performance and funding. UCII advances production-scale intelligent infrastructure systems deployed across real-world environments in partnership with municipal and industry collaborators. These deployments provide a rare opportunity to construct digital twins grounded in operational infrastructure, live data, and scalable computation. This position is not focused on conventional GIS visualization. It centers on building rigorous, high-fidelity, georeferenced 3D environments that serve as the structural backbone for analytics, simulation, and next-generation interactive systems.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Geomatics, Spatial Computing, Computer Science, or a closely related field
- Demonstrated expertise in 3D geospatial modeling and computational spatial data processing
- Strong proficiency in Python and scalable data pipeline development
- Experience working with LiDAR, elevation models, photogrammetry, and large spatial datasets
- Evidence of research productivity
Nice To Haves
- Experience designing procedural modeling systems
- Familiarity with Cesium, 3D Tiles, or geospatial streaming frameworks
- Experience preparing geospatial assets for real-time or simulation environments
- Background in distributed or high-performance computing systems
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement large-scale, georeferenced 3D digital twin models
- Develop computational pipelines for integrating vector, raster, terrain, LiDAR, and photogrammetric data
- Design procedural modeling frameworks for district- and campus-scale built environments
- Produce interoperable assets (e.g., 3D Tiles, glTF, FBX) supporting downstream simulation platforms
- Contribute to research proposals and peer-reviewed publications
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Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
