Iowa State University · 1 week ago
Postdoc Research Associate - Aerospace Engineering
Iowa State University is renowned for its educational and research excellence in aerospace engineering. The Postdoc Research Associate will conduct interdisciplinary research and mentor graduate students under the direction of Prof. Abhishek Halder.
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Responsibilities
Conduct interdisciplinary research in the areas of stochastic control, optimal mass transport, and the Schrödinger bridge
Pursue collaborative research publications
Help mentor graduate students
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. (or equivalent foreign degree) in engineering, computer science, operations research, mathematics, or a related field
Strong analytical, computational, and written communication skills evidenced by a publication record in the area of control theory, mathematical optimization, AI, or machine learning
Preferred
Publication record in optimal mass transport, Schrödinger bridge, stochastic calculus, in venues such as IEEE TAC, Automatica, SIAM J. Control and Optimization, SIAM J. Mathematics of Data Science, CDC, ACC, NeurIPS, ICLR, AISTATS, ICML, JMLR, TMLR
Benefits
Comprehensive health and work-life benefits
Medical and dental
Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time and leave plans
Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Various voluntary benefits and discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Wellbeing Program
Company
Iowa State University
Iowa State University is a public flagship land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$5.51MKey Investors
U.S. Department of Energy Office of ElectricityUS Department of EnergyUS Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation
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