Post Doctoral Fellow (Part-Time) - Civil Engineering - (497228 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston invites applications for a position in the CivilEngineering department. The role focuses on developing software tools for infrastructure inspection, defect quantification, 3D visualization, and data management.

It applies computer vision and machine learning for infrastructure assessment and supports secure software deployment in compliance with government requirements. You will collaborate with research personnel and external partners, including biweekly in-person

Qualifications

• Requires specialized advanced knowledge, normally earned via terminal degree or equivalent training; no experience required.

Responsibilities

• Receives/reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.
• Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental procedures.
• May be responsible for a single highly technical and complex piece of research equipment.
• May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.
• May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control.
• Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.
• May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels only in unusual situations.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.
• Develop and maintain software tools for infrastructure inspection, defect quantification, 3D visualization, and data management.
• Implement and evaluate computer vision and machine learning algorithms for infrastructure assessment.
• Support secure software deployment, cybersecurity compliance, system security documentation, testing, and evaluation in accordance with applicable government requirements.
• Collaborate with research personnel and external partners, including participation in biweekly in-person project meetings.
• Prepare technical reports, research publications, and project deliverables.

Job description

Department: CivilEngineering Salary: Commensurate withExperience/Education

Description:

Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge inarea of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allowfor completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization.Develops leadership and management skills.

• 1. Receives/Reviews progress and evaluates results of experimentsor projects under control or supervisory responsibility.
• 2. Recommends changes in research, testing or experimentalprocedures.
• 3. May be responsible for a single highly technical and complexpiece of research equipment.
• 4. May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.
• 5. May plan for and assign personnel to projects undercontrol.
• 6. Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.
• 7. May receive general supervision conferring with higher levelsonly in unusual situations.
• 8. Performs other job-related duties as required.

Additional Posting Information:

• 1. Develop and maintain software tools for infrastructureinspection, defect quantification, 3D visualization, and datamanagement.
• 2. Implement and evaluate computer vision and machine learningalgorithms for infrastructure assessment.
• 3. Support secure software deployment, cybersecurity compliance,system security documentation, testing, and evaluation inaccordance with applicable government requirements.
• 4. Collaborate with research personnel and external partners,including participation in biweekly in-person projectmeetings.
• 5. Prepare technical reports, research publications, and projectdeliverables.

MQ: Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advancedprofessional discipline or the highest level of general businessknowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directlyjob-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in arecognized field of specialization that is directly related to thetype of work being performed. No experience is required.

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The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions.