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North Carolina Agriculture & Technical State Unive Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Connected Autonomous Vehicles in Greensboro, North Carolina
Description:
The successful candidate will conduct research on development, deployment, control, and coordination of connected autonomous vehicles to provide on-demand mobility services. The candidate will also support funded projects through original research, collaboration with other team members, development and internal evaluation of reports, facilitating the research meetings within the team, mentoring of students, and technically and financially overseeing projects’ milestones. The candidate will also contribute to proposal development efforts, thereby strengthening North Carolina A&T State University’s ability to attract external funding. The candidate will publish research results, in collaboration with his supervisor, in recognized journals. The candidate will share student mentoring with his supervisor and will participate in departmental seminars and other professional activities as assigned. The candidate will be also working with both graduate and undergraduate students in a mentoring role, and will be involved in conducting workshops, and seminars. The candidate will enjoy a dynamic and collaborative working environment.
Primary Function of Organizational Unit:
North Carolina A&T State University is a public land grant high research activity university that enrolls over 13,300 students. The University is committed to dedicated teaching and learning, scholarly and creative research, and effective engagement and public service.
The College of Engineering ( COE ), with over 2,300 students, has 5 Doctoral programs, 8 Masters of Science Degree programs, and EAC ABET accredited undergraduate programs in Architectural, Bio-, Biological, Civil, Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering, as well as a CAC ABET -accredited program Computer Science. The College’s focus is on cultivating leaders who excel in academics, innovation, and research; where the 5 research cluster areas of the COE are Autonomous Systems, Cybersecurity and Resilience, Energy and Sustainability, Healthcare Applications and Complex Systems and Networks. The College welcomes team members who thrive in an environment that embraces diversity and inclusion within the student body, faculty, and staff. Additional information about the College and the University can be found at http://www.ncat.edu/coe (http://www.ncat.edu/coe%20)
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is one of the largest departments in the College of Engineering with more than 440 students in its four degree programs. The four programs are a BS in electrical engineering, a BS in computer engineering, an MS in electrical engineering, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. There are 18 full time and 4 part time faculty members in the department. Additional information can be found at http://www.ncat.edu/coe/departments/elen/index.html (http://www.ncat.edu/coe/departments/elen/index.html%20)
Autonomous Cooperative Control of Emergent Systems of Systems ( ACCESS ) Laboratory aims to address fundamental problems in modeling, analysis, control, and improvement of complex systems. Researchers at ACCESS laboratory.
Internal job number: 009755
Requirements:
1- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering or related areas (computer science, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, or mechatronics), specializing in specializing in Control, Robotics, and Communication for autonomous vehicles.
2- A strong theoretical and experimental background with evidence of skills related to
control of autonomous vehicles particularly connected autonomous vehicles.
3- Skills writing scientific papers and technical reports,
4- Experience with implementation of control of robotic systems and autonomous vehicles using embedded systems.
Preferred:
1- Programming skills such as Python, C++, and ROS , (5) project management skills.