Postdoctoral Fellowship - Development of Innovative Airborne Communication Systems

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and test novel communications systems to be deployed on different low-altitude aircraft.
• Field test and evaluate communication systems on low-altitude aircraft.
• Develop assessments of the different communications systems.
• Actively contribute to an interdisciplinary research team.
• Author and contribute to research publications and presentations.

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Earth Sciences, or related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing and testing wireless communications systems.
• Ability to fly Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) with training once hired.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in flying Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) for research.
• Demonstrated expertise in deploying novel communications systems.
• Demonstrated scientific writing skills supported by peer-reviewed publications.
• Experience in, or willingness to learn data-driven approaches, including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models, to solve problems.

Position Special Requirements/Additional Information

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.