Postdoctoral Fellow (Interdisciplinary / Cyber Security)
- University of Rhode Island
- Kingston, South Kingstown, RI, USA
- Jun 24, 2026
Job Description
Postdoctoral Fellow (Interdisciplinary / Cyber Security)
Posting Number: SF02158
Position Type: Professional Staff
Union: Non-Union Non-Classified Staff
Pay Grade Level: Grade Level: 99
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. First consideration will be given to applications received by July 6, 2026. Applications received after July 6, 2026 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration.
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About URI: The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State's flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City.
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POSITION SUMMARY:
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:
KEY 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: 06/23/2026
To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/16786
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