Postdoctoral Researcher — AI, Cybersecurity & HPC Innovator

Texas A&M University - Central Texas; Killeen (TX); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas A&M University - Central Texas invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher/Assistant or Associate Research Scientist specializing in AI, cybersecurity, and High-Performance Computing. The position is housed in the Center for Cybersecurity Innovation on campus in Killeen, Texas.

The role focuses on agentic AI for cybersecurity, real-time threat detection, and privacy-preserving techniques, with a new multi-user HPC lab.

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Strong programming background in Python and C/C++.
• High self-motivation, creativity, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead or assist the deployment and configuration of a standalone HPC lab environment.
• Architect and evaluate AI/ML frameworks for threat detection and mitigation.
• Design and evaluate agentic AI systems for cyber use cases such as automated threat hunting.
• Conduct rigorous empirical evaluations of AI performance and privacy safeguards.
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate researchers.
• Publish high-impact manuscripts with empirical benchmarks.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Agentic AI

Team-oriented

Education

PhD in CS/CE/IS/SE/AI

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Keras

Jupyter

Job description

Texas A&M University - Central Texas invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher/Assistant or Associate Research Scientist specializing in AI, cybersecurity, and High-Performance Computing. The position is housed in the Center for Cybersecurity Innovation on campus in Killeen, Texas.

The role focuses on agentic AI for cybersecurity, real-time threat detection, and privacy-preserving techniques, with a new multi-user HPC lab.