Research Associate, Data Science

Responsibilities

• Support research conducted in ISD in projects focused on design of experiments, time series analyses, anomaly detection, natural language processing, large scale data infrastructure, and test and evaluation, computer vision, cyber security, and systems engineering.
• Contribute to technical documents/presentations and peer-reviewed academic papers.
• Provide mentorship to students working on programs.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, or related discipline; or Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related discipline and significant related experience.
• Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning.
• Experience with common machine learning software packages such as Tensor Flow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, etc.
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, R, JMP or related statistical analysis tools.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a team in executing research and/or development projects.
• Evidence of high potential for excellence in research and development as demonstrated through academic study or experience.
• US citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a clearance.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, or related discipline; or Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related discipline and significant related experience.
• Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning.
• Experience with common machine learning software packages such as Tensor Flow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, etc.
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, R, JMP or related statistical analysis tools.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a team in executing research and/or development projects.
• Evidence of high potential for excellence in research and development as demonstrated through academic study or experience.
• US citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a clearance.

Skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active security clearance.
• Experience working in an academic environment.
• Proficiency with generative artificial intelligence such as large language models.
• Experience with software development.
• Experience executing on research and/or development programs supporting the federal government.
• Interest and/or experience working effectively with a diverse faculty, staff and student population.

About the Role

The Virginia Tech National Security Institute (VTNSI) is a national leader in advancing security and resilience through innovative and applied research, empowering the next generation of experts, and building strategic alliances to address evolving national security challenges. We bring together exceptional interdisciplinary faculty, unique research infrastructure, and deep partnerships with industry and government sponsors to execute impactful research and development.