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George Mason University · 2 months ago

Senior Research Scientist

positionArlington, VA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level

George Mason University is a leading public research university in Virginia, seeking a Senior Research Scientist to mentor students and assist with technology transfer in virtual reality and gaming technology. The role involves writing research proposals, securing grants, and managing lab equipment.

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Responsibilities

Mentors students on virtual reality, human-computer interaction, computer graphics, and gaming technology research, targeting at scientific publications in top conferences (e.g., IEEE VR, ACM CHI, ACM SIGGRAPH) and journals (e.g., IEEE TVCG)
Writes research proposals and secures research grants from NSF, DoD, NIH, NIST, etc
Develops patents and performs technology transfer; and
Manages virtual reality equipment and tools at the AR/VR Lab at FUSE, assists with technical configurations and troubleshooting

Qualification

Research publication experienceVR/AR application developmentUnity game engine developmentDeveloping software for researchStochastic optimization skillsTechnology transferGrant writingMentoring students

Required

Terminal degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience
Research publication experience in top virtual reality venues (e.g., ACM CHI, IEEE VR, ACM SIGGRAPH)
Developing software for sponsored research projects (e.g., NSF projects)
VR/AR application development skills
Unity game engine tool development skills
US permanent residency is required for securing certain research grants from some funding agencies (e.g., DoD)

Preferred

Unity Certified Professional: Programmer
VR/AR development experience with the Unity game engine
Developing VR/AR training applications
Stochastic optimization knowledge and implementation skills

Company

George Mason University

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George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution.
dateFounded in 1957
location
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
web-link
http://www.gmu.edu/

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$0.68M
Key Investors
National Safety CouncilNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyVirginia Innovation Partnership Corporation
2025-06-25Grant· $0.05M
2024-04-03Grant· $0.2M
2023-08-03Grant· $0.07M

Leadership Team

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Bassam Haddad
Director, Middle East and Islamic Studies Program
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Ellen Laipson
Director, International Security Program
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