Research Assistant Professor

Job Description

The Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering invites applications for a research assistant professor position effective January 2022. Candidates for this position should be capable of conducting research with primary focus on compositional verification of complex cyber-physical systems, such as autonomous underwater vehicles and unmanned aircraft systems, leveraging important recent advances in optimization and robust control for this purpose.

Required Qualifications

- Ph.D. degree in aerospace engineering, ocean engineering, or a closely related field is required.
- Research expertise in the areas of robust control theory and/or formal methods. Areas of particular interest include integral quadratic constraint (IQC)-based robustness analysis and compositional verification.
- Credentials equivalent to a research assistant professor.
- Evidence of publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Preferred Qualifications

- Expertise in areas such as networked control, convex optimization, and their applications to aerospace and ocean systems.

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience

Review Date

08/07/2021

Additional Information

The successful Candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check

About Virginia Tech

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Advertised: July 20, 2021
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