Postdoctoral Position Machine Learning applied to Defense and Security

Description

Description of the Work:

Machine Learning has many applications in the field of Defense and Security. These include applications in environmental safety, maritime security, cyber security, and many more. The purpose of this postdoctoral fellowship will be to develop and apply machine learning/data mining/big data analysis tools to the field.

The ideal candidate will hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science and more specifically, in the area of Machine Learning, have prior experience in defense and security applications or in domains that use tools similar to those required in defense and security applications. The candidate must have an interest in a variety of machine learning techniques such as one-class learning or outlier detection, approaches to deal with the class imbalance problem, big data analysis tools such as Spark, and data stream learning techniques.

The principal duties to be carried out include:

Leading a group of student in carrying in out a pilot project from data gathering to result analysis.  
Assist in preparing a grant proposal for DARPA, ONR or other appropriate agency based on the pilot study.
Assist in manuscript preparation.
Assist in carrying out side studies on related projects.

Location

The successful candidate will be affiliated with de Department of Computer Science at American University in Washington, DC. He or she will be working with Professor Nathalie Japkowicz and participate in the creation of a Defense and Security Research Laboratory (click here to see a description of the Laboratory Dr. Japkowicz previously led at the University of Ottawa).

Length

The appointment is a 12-month term position (renewable for 6 months) and will commence on January 1, 2017.

Submitting an Application

Salary is competitive. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled, subject to on-going budgetary approval. Please submit applications via: http://apply.interfolio.com/39660 . Include a letter of application, curriculum vita, three letters of recommendation, and copies of recent published papers or working papers. Please contact Nathalie Japkowicz, at Nathalie.japkowicz@american.edu if you have any questions. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The university does not  discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, personal appearance, gender identity and expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, veteran status, an individual’s genetic information or any other bases under federal or local laws (collectively “Protected Bases”) in its programs and activities.

American University is a tobacco and smoke free campus. Hiring offers for this position are contingent on the successful completion of a background check. 

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