Adjunct RSM

Institute for Defense Analyses; Bowie (MD); On-site; USD 113,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) has an immediate opening for an Adjunct Research Staff Member at IDA Center for Computing Sciences in Bowie, Maryland. This role offers a competitive salary and the chance to impact national programs on challenging technical problems, with compensation range of $112,924 - $263,335 and commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities include conducting independent research, publishing results, presenting findings, and collaborating with government and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to perform independent research.
• Proven ability to publish findings and present those findings orally.
• Able to present ideas, concepts, and theories clearly in writing.
• Demonstrated innovative thinking and problem resolution.
• Able to work in an unstructured environment and handle multiple projects.
• Able to interact with government or industry representatives.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Develops and uses acquired technical knowledge to identify and advocate promising approaches.
• Stay current on developments in mathematics and science relevant to sponsor problems.
• Pursues and achieves solutions through math, algorithm/code development, data generation and analysis.
• Collaborate with researchers and sponsor to prioritize effort across problems.
• Document ideas and progress, sharing within the research community.
• Maintain communication with the sponsor to ensure research direction remains relevant.
• Develop and sustain relationships with the sponsor for collaboration opportunities.
• Prepare formal papers and present findings to sponsor/audiences as appropriate.
• Contribute to overall technical health, lead SCAMPs/workshops, recruit researchers, and liaise with academia.

Skills

Independent research

Publish findings

Oral and written communication

Collaboration

Time management

Security clearance readiness

Travel willingness

Interfacing with sponsor/government

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8 years

Master's degree + 6 years

Ph.D. in relevant discipline

Job description

The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) has an immediate career opening for an Adjunct Research Staff Member. This opening is located at IDA’s Center for Computing Sciences in Bowie, Maryland (CCS). IDA offers a competitive salary and a superior professional working environment. To the right individual, IDA offers the opportunity to have a major impact on key national programs while working on fascinating technical issues.

We support transparency, equity, and fairness in our compensation program and provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range based on data-driven market analysis for each position. While it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range, a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $112,924 - $263,335. Individual salary within this range will be commensurate with the incumbent's experience, unique skills and qualifications, and other relevant factors.

All applicants must be U.S. citizens with an ability to meet security clearance requirements - TS/SCI with polygraph.

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Application Materials Required

• Cover letter explaining your interest in employment with IDA Center for Computing Sciences
• Curriculum vitae.
• References: Provide names and contact information of 2-3 professional references, who can speak knowledgeably about your research contributions.

Summary Statement

Provides technical and analytical expertise in support of IDA's long-term mandate to help the intelligence community identify and solve difficult technical problems in areas such as cryptography and cryptanalysis, high-performance computing, speech/signals analysis, and network defense and exploitation. Attacking potentially impossible problems requires intellectual breadth, willingness to take risks, and significant autonomy; this research often also requires close attention to how the results will be used, and to the possibility of creating genuinely new scientific ideas.

Function

• Develops and uses acquired technical knowledge and experience to identify, articulate and advocate for promising approaches to difficult problems.
• Stay current on developments in mathematics and science with potential relevance to sponsor problems and maintain strong connections to the academic research community.
• Pursues and achieves solutions to problems individually and in groups, through mathematics, algorithm and code development, data generation and analysis, etc.
• Works with other researchers and the sponsor to effectively prioritize effort across multiple difficult problems.
• Documents ideas and incremental progress, sharing them within the research community so as to maximize the probability of success.
• Maintains close communication with the sponsoring organization as necessary to ensure that evolutions in research direction remain relevant, promising, data-driven, and non-duplicative.
• Develops and sustains working relationships with the sponsor to ensure that opportunities for collaboration are surfaced.
• Individually, or in a team, prepares formal papers as appropriate, documenting methods, conclusions, and findings. May present findings of the final report to task sponsor and/or to select audiences.
• Contributes to the overall technical heath of the organization, e.g. by leading SCAMPs, workshops, or sustained efforts; writing expository papers; serving as a liaison to academic departments; recruiting and interviewing potential researchers; arranging for external speakers; and giving out briefs on conferences attended.

Capabilities

• Able to work effectively and independently in an unstructured environment
• Possesses relevant expertise and can bring it to bear on difficult problems
• Able to exercise sound judgment
• Able to effectively manage time across multiple research projects
• Able to collaborate well
• Able to effectively and appropriately leverage computing resources
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing
• Able to interact and maintain effective relationships with Government or industry representatives as needed
• Able to independently identify and address challenges, and assume technical leadership as needed

Minimum Job Qualifications

Education/Experience:

At minimum, requires BS+8 years of experience or MS+6 years of experience or Ph.D. in a discipline appropriate for the position

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to perform independent research
• Proven ability to publish findings and present findings orally
• Able to present ideas, concepts, and theories orally and in writing
• Demonstrated innovative thinking and problem resolution
• Able to work in an unstructured environment and/or on more than one project concurrently
• Able to interact with government or industry representatives
• Travel may be required
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance is required

U.S. Citizenship is required

Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance is required

IDA is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a fair recruiting process and working environment free from discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

IDA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and contact information.

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