Postdoctoral Fellow: Transportation Cybersecurity

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Vacation and sick leave

Job summary

University of Houston in Sugar Land is seeking a doctoral-level research professional to advance transportation cybersecurity projects. You will develop and apply integrated knowledge across specialized areas, guiding experiments, and coordinating with CYBER-CARE consortium partners.

Successful candidates will demonstrate leadership, the ability to publish results, and work independently yet collaboratively within a team of scientists and engineers.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Education

Doctoral degree in Transportation Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics, Urban Planning, or a field closely related to transportation and cybersecurity

Job description

University of Houston in Sugar Land is seeking a doctoral-level research professional to advance transportation cybersecurity projects. You will develop and apply integrated knowledge across specialized areas, guiding experiments, and coordinating with CYBER-CARE consortium partners.

Successful candidates will demonstrate leadership, the ability to publish results, and work independently yet collaboratively within a team of scientists and engineers.