Research Professorial Open Rank Position, Spectrum Dominance Division

About the role

The Spectrum Dominance Division (SDD) within the Virginia Tech National Security Institute (VTNSI) seeks a Research Assistant Professor, Research Associate Professor, or Research Professor at its office in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Lead the direction and technical execution of sponsored programs to achieve stated sponsor deliverables.
• Disseminate program outputs into technical documents, publish peer-reviewed academic papers, and/or open-source codebases/datasets/etc.
• Serve as a member of the SDD team to support business development efforts to secure new sponsored research programs.
• Support program execution as needed.
• Mentor undergraduate student teams engaged in experiential learning programs.

Requirements

• An earned Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Evidence of high potential for excellence in research and development as demonstrated through peer-reviewed publications and/or open-source codebases.
• Scholarship and funding credentials that support the rank of either research assistant professor, research associate professor, or research professor.
• Proficiency with the software/hardware tools germane to the applicant’s field of research.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a team in scoping and executing research projects.

Qualifications

• A U.S. citizen.
• Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active security clearance at the TS/SCI level.
• Experience writing grant and contract proposals.
• Experience serving as principal investigator on research grants and contracts (required for ranks of research associate professor and research professor).
• Interest and/or experience in working effectively with academic faculty, staff and student populations.
• Experience with research programs supporting defense and intelligence community sponsors.
• Experience with research programs involving communications system prototype development and demonstration, with an emphasis on 5G/6G/O-RAN protocols, radio frequency artificial intelligence and machine learning, software-defined radios, and digital signal processing.
• Experience or technical expertise in counter-UAS technologies including detection, tracking, and identification, as well as mitigation or UAS countermeasures using communications and/or RADAR signatures.

Benefits

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

Pay

$130,000 - 200,000; comensurate with experience and research professorial rank offered

Schedule

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime