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Iowa State University · 1 week ago

Postdoc Research Associate - Aerospace Engineering

positionAmes, IA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level

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

Ph.D. in engineeringControl theoryMathematical optimizationAIMachine learningStochastic calculusAnalytical skillsComputational skillsWritten communicationMentoring

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

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Iowa State University is a public flagship land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa.
dateFounded in 1858
location
Ames, Iowa, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
web-link
http://www.iastate.edu

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$5.51M
Key Investors
U.S. Department of Energy Office of ElectricityUS Department of EnergyUS Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation
2024-08-28Grant· $1M
2024-03-28Grant
2024-02-26Grant

Leadership Team

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Kevin Kimle
Rastetter Chair of Agricultural Entrepreneurship
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