Postdoctoral Fellow - AI Research Collaborator

Georgia Southern University; Statesboro (GA); On-site; USD 614,000 - 837,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Southern University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow – AI Research Collaborator in Statesboro, GA. The role advances AI/ML research across disciplines, leveraging the Talon HPC cluster and collaborating with IT Services and ICUE to integrate AI/ML into grants and projects.

The Fellow will contribute to interdisciplinary work, support proposal development, and help position the university for large-scale AI+X funding while maintaining active ICUE affiliation.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. earned within the last five years in a highly quantitative field with ML/DL emphasis.
• Experience building, training, and evaluating ML/DL models using PyTorch, TensorFlow, or comparable tools.
• Hands-on experience with GPU-accelerated computing and HPC clusters; research publications and outputs.

Responsibilities

• Translate research questions into AI/ML approaches for interdisciplinary teams.
• Help researchers access HPC/GPU resources and external funding opportunities.
• Lead drafting of data management and FEOR sections for proposals and manuscripts.

Skills

PyTorch/TensorFlow

GPU HPC

Research productivity

Education

PhD in Computer Science/Data Science/Computational Engineering

Tools

Docker

Apptainer/Singularity

Job description

Postdoctoral Fellow - AI Research Collaborator

Job ID: 304166

Location: Statesboro, Georgia

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Georgia Southern University is the state's largest and most comprehensive center of higher learning south of Atlanta, and one of the most dynamic public universities in the Southeast.

Founded in 1906, Georgia Southern has grown from a single-purpose college into a Carnegie Doctoral/R2 institution with 149 degree programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels, serving 31,600 students from all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and more than 100 nations.

Four distinct campuses extend Georgia Southern's reach across the region: a 900-acre quintessential college campus in Statesboro, anchored by Georgian-style red-brick buildings set among oaks and pines; the Armstrong Campus in Savannah, minutes from historic downtown and a short drive from the beaches of Tybee Island; a modern, purpose-built facility in Hinesville serving local and military-affiliated students; and the East Georgia Campus in Swainsboro, an outdoor oasis nestled on a 385-acre pine forest, offering expanded pathways to higher education for students across southeast Georgia.

Through ten colleges, the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing, the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, the College of Education, the College of Science and Mathematics, the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies, the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, the Parker College of Business, the Waters College of Health Professions and University College, Georgia Southern delivers academic programs backed by real-world experience, research with regional and national impact, and a faculty committed to helping every student go further than they thought possible.

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and holding specialized accreditation across its professional programs, Georgia Southern prepares graduates who are ready to lead, contribute and soar beyond, in Georgia, across the nation and around the world.

For more information, visit GeorgiaSouthern.edu.

Location

Statesboro Campus - Statesboro, GA

Department Information

Electrical & Computing Engineering

Job Summary

The Office of Research and Innovation (OR&I) and Information Technology Services (ITS) at Georgia Southern University, in partnership with the AI: Automation and Humanistic Application ICUE, invite applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow - AI Research Collaborator. This position supports interdisciplinary research at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), high-performance computing (HPC), and applied scholarship.

Reporting to the Provost Fellow for the ICUE and collaborating with the Associate Vice President for Research (AVPR), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Research IT, and faculty across the university, the Fellow will help researchers, particularly those in non-computational fields, integrate AI/ML methods into competitive grant proposals and active research projects. The Fellow will maintain an active affiliation with the ICUE and contribute to interdisciplinary AI research, faculty engagement, proposal development, and strategic initiatives. Through these efforts, the position will foster collaboration, increase effective use of shared computing resources, and strengthen Georgia Southern University's capacity to secure external funding for "AI + X" research across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the AI ICUE Provost Fellow and faculty across campus as an AI research collaborator, translating discipline-specific research questions and hypotheses into scientifically appropriate, computationally feasible AI/ML approaches
• Participate in faculty onboarding, consultation, documentation, and training activities that help research teams become productive users of HPC and GPU resources
• Assist faculty in identifying and pursuing external computational resources and allocation opportunities, including the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR), as appropriate
• Maintain an active scholarly presence in the broader AI/ML community through independent, collaborative, or methodological research
• Support faculty in preparing research data for computational analysis, including data organization, preprocessing, documentation, provenance, and reproducibility practices
• Contribute as a co-author to interdisciplinary peer-reviewed manuscripts, with primary responsibility, as appropriate, for computational, algorithmic, and data-methodology sections
• Contribute technical expertise to interdisciplinary project teams and, when appropriate and permitted by sponsor and institutional requirements, participate as key personnel or in another suitable proposal role
• Partner with faculty and the Office of Research Administration to support federal grant proposals targeting the NSF, NIH, DOW, DOE, USDA, and other grant agencies
• Lead the drafting of technically rigorous Data Management and Sharing (DMS) plans and Facilities, Equipment, and Other Resources (FEOR) sections, ensuring alignment with agency-specific mandates
• Help position Georgia Southern to compete for large-scale "AI + X" funding opportunities by developing AI research workflows that are rigorous, reproducible, secure, compliant, and suitable for federal proposal review and funded research
• Work closely with the CTO and Research IT teams to expand effective utilization of Georgia Southern's Talon HPC cluster, with particular emphasis on GPU-accelerated AI/ML workloads
• Design and optimize workflows for shared HPC environments, including job scheduling, resource allocation, data movement, storage, and scalable GPU-enabled computation

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

• Ph.D. earned within the last five (5) years in Computer Science, Data Science, Computational Engineering, Bioinformatics, Computational Social Science, or another highly quantitative field with substantial emphasis on machine learning, deep learning, or computational research

Required Experience

• Demonstrated experience building, training, fine-tuning, and evaluating machine-learning or deep-learning models using established frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or comparable tools
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience with GPU-accelerated computing and high-performance computing (HPC) clusters, including executing computationally intensive AI/ML workloads in shared computing environments
• Strong record of scientific productivity as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications, conference proceedings, or comparable scholarly outputs

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience

• Experience contributing to competitive federal grant proposals or externally funded research projects
• Familiarity with containerized and reproducible research environments, such as Docker and Apptainer/Singularity, as well as version-control and research-software best practices
• Knowledge of responsible AI practices, AI ethics, data governance, privacy, security, reproducibility, and algorithmic-bias assessment or mitigation

Proposed Salary

$65,000

This is an exempt position paid on a monthly basis.

Required Documents to Attach

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Two (2) Professional References

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES

• Consistently exhibit engaging customer service
• Ability to support various constituencies served by the University
• Proven proficiency with computers including Microsoft Office, Google, and/or applications as required for specific position
• Demonstrated ability to explain complex computational and mathematical concepts to researchers from non-technical or non-computational disciplines

KNOWLEDGE

• Adhere to University policies and procedures to meet Institutional goals and support University's mission for student success

SKILLS

• Effective communication (verbal and written), organizational and human relation skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Apply Before Date

Open Until Filled

Application review may begin on October 1, 2026.

Contact Information

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Conditions of Employment

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Georgia Southern University, as determined by Georgia Southern University in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test.

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Legally authorized to work in the United States for the duration of employment without assistance from the University.

Must be able to perform duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

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Other Information

• Must be able to perform duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation
• Work generally performed in an office environment
• Workweek may occasionally extend beyond 40 hours
• Travel may be required

Background Check

• Standard + Education