Jobs UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

The Center for National Security Initiatives (NSI) at the University of Colorado Boulder provides high-impact national security research and workforce development enabled by world-class research scientists and essential infrastructure. The Center addresses the ever-increasing demand for qualified and experienced defense professionals in Colorado and across the nation by creating a prime opportunity for on-demand research collaboration in the national security research enterprise.

At NSI, our researchers both extend and deepen the national security research done across the University. We create a wide range of opportunities for training students at all levels of studies and create a pathway to post-graduate jobs and service.

NSI is committed to excellence through diversity by creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, enhancing the success and inclusion of all students, staff and faculty, and deepening our ability to share and engage with diverse perspectives.

• Work with Dr. Greg Furlich, Principal Investigator and NSI’s Space Domain Awareness Research Lead, to research, design, and develop algorithms, codebases, and documentation for detecting, tracking, and characterization of dim targets in remote sensing imagery.
• Build deep technical understanding of interdisciplinary remote sensing problems.
• Assist in the development of research proposals, key research tasks, and deliverables.
• Effectively share and communicate research results with colleagues, researchers and professionals in industry, government, national laboratories and academia through white papers, peer-reviewed publications, and presentations.

• Travel out-of-state will be required.
• Travel to Colorado Springs is anticipated once a month.
• Irregular work hours including evenings and weekends may be required.
• The anticipated start date for this position is November 2024.
• This is a term-limited, 12-month position renewable subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding.

• We offer a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, along with a generous benefits package.
• The salary offered for this 100% appointment is $85,000.00.

• PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physical Sciences, or a related field.
• Ability to hold and maintain US SECRET government security clearance.  For more information about clearance requirements please visit: https://www.dcsa.mil/Personnel-Security/Background-Investigations-for-Applicants/Investigations-Clearance-Process/
  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated high-level critical thinking and organizational skills.
• Ability to work within a complex, dynamic, matrixed structure across departments, colleges and university administration and externally with government and industry partners. 

• Experience in development and application of algorithms, traditional and machine learning based, in python or other programming language.
• Experience in dim target detection, tracking, and characterization.
• Experience with AI/ML transformer models.
• Self-motivated and organized.
• An ability to work individually and collaboratively.
• An interest in mentoring junior scientists.
• Current active national security clearance.