Postdoc: UAV RF Localization & Path Planning Lead

Northern Arizona University; Flagstaff (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar for the EMS Overmatch project, focusing on locating radio-frequency sources using an aerial platform. The role involves hardware integration, field data collection, and flight testing around Flagstaff, with supervision of graduate researchers and collaboration with the PI.

You will develop real-time localization algorithms, explore path-planning strategies, and contribute to technical reporting and manuscripts.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of algorithms and software for real-time RF source localization from an aerial platform.
• Develop and evaluate UAV path-planning strategies to improve localization accuracy and efficiency.
• Investigate RF propagation modeling approaches for terrain-aware tradeoffs.
• Supervise graduate student researchers and contribute to technical reporting and manuscripts.

Job description

Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar for the EMS Overmatch project, focusing on locating radio-frequency sources using an aerial platform. The role involves hardware integration, field data collection, and flight testing around Flagstaff, with supervision of graduate researchers and collaboration with the PI.

You will develop real-time localization algorithms, explore path-planning strategies, and contribute to technical reporting and manuscripts.