AI & Cybersecurity Research Scientist — HPC Lab

Texas A&M University System; Killeen (TX); On-site; USD 68,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas A&M University-Central Texas invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher/Assistant or Associate Research Scientist with expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and high-performance computing. The successful candidate will work in the Center for Cybersecurity Innovation and contribute to agentic AI, privacy-preserving methods, and real-time threat detection.

The role emphasizes hands-on development of autonomous or multi-agent AI systems for threat hunting, incident response, and

Responsibilities

• Lead or assist with deployment and configuration of a standalone HPC lab environment.
• Architect, implement, and evaluate AI/ML frameworks for threat detection and mitigation.
• Design, build, and evaluate agentic AI systems for cybersecurity use cases.
• Conduct rigorous experiments to benchmark AI performance and privacy safeguards in cybersecurity contexts.
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate research assistants.

Skills

AI/ML

Cybersecurity

HPC

Agentic AI

Job description

Texas A&M University-Central Texas invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher/Assistant or Associate Research Scientist with expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and high-performance computing. The successful candidate will work in the Center for Cybersecurity Innovation and contribute to agentic AI, privacy-preserving methods, and real-time threat detection.

The role emphasizes hands-on development of autonomous or multi-agent AI systems for threat hunting, incident response, and