Postdoctoral Fellow (Interdisciplinary / Cyber Security)
- University of Rhode Island
- Kingston, South Kingstown, RI, USA
- Nov 24, 2025
Job Description
Postdoctoral Fellow (Interdisciplinary / Cyber Security)
Posting Number: SF01893
Position Type: Professional Staff
Union: Non-Union Non-Classified Staff
Pay Grade Level: N/A
Pay Grade Range: N/A
Department: Elec, Computer & Bio Engr
Campus Location:
Job Description Summary:
The search will remain open until the position has been filled.
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BASIC FUNCTION:
Work on interdisciplinary research opportunities focusing on advanced cyber security and communications networks for next-generation industrial control systems, e.g., power grids.
Interdisciplinary Research:
This position is two- or three-year research endeavor to support postdocs whose innovative projects in cybersecurity will be able to integrate domain-knowledge of cyber physical infrastructures in power grids and ensure their reliable and sustainable operations. The project combines cutting-edge cybersecurity and network technologies, e.g., programmable intrusion detection and network infrastructure, with the state-of-the-art reinforcement learning and generative AI, to detect, prevent, and preemptively mitigate intelligent attacker vectors.
Supportive Mentoring:
The postdoc will be guided by two advisors, who possess different expertise towards the design of resilient cyber-physical systems.
Duties and Responsibilities:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Conduct research in cybersecurity in cyber-physical systems or Internet-of-things.
Organize & help lab equipment and experiments.
Publish & present in competitive conferences and journals.
Contribute to guiding PhD/Master/undergraduate students.
Contribute to the development of research proposals.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Perform other duties as assigned.
LICENSES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:
Cybersecurity & cyber-physical systems; Internet-of-things; relevant laboratory equipment.
Posting Date: 11/15/2024
To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/16023
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