Applications are open for Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at George Mason University. The George Mason University Center of Excellence in C4I and Cyber (C4I and Cyber Center), within the Volgenau School of Engineering, invites applications for the Postdoctoral Research Fellow position. This position will conduct research that investigates the applicability of systems engineering, operations research, and cybersecurity techniques to the design of mission-critical architectures for Cyber-Physical Systems.

Research interests should involve, but are not limited to, the Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE), applied formal methods, cybersecurity, systems assurance, performing test, evaluation, verification and validation for algorithms, data sets, and methodologies in a large-scale complex system and socio-technical system environments. George Mason University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff, and strongly encourages candidates to apply who will enrich Mason’s academic and culturally inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

The candidate of this Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at George Mason University will be part of a multidisciplinary team developing novel techniques for cybersecurity, command and control, and complex systems development, analysis, and evaluation. Specific responsibilities of this role include

• Research and development of architectures for mission-critical cyber-physical systems.
• Research integration of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, 5G etc., with human-centered design in complex and socio-technical systems.
• Development and application of advanced methods for model-based systems engineering and simulation-based design, test, and evaluation of complex systems.
• Design experiments, conduct research, and prepare manuscripts for publication in leading journals and peer-reviewed academic conferences.

Requirements

• Applicants for the Postdoctoral Research Fellow position must have received a Ph.D. in Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science or a closely related field by the start date of the position.
• Candidates must possess, have experience in, and be able to demonstrate strong skills in systems engineering concepts such as system architecture development, analysis, and/or evaluation.
• Candidates must possess the ability to work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

George Mason University (Mason, GMU, or George Mason) is a public research university located in Fairfax County near Fairfax City in Virginia.