The successful candidate will participate in research in The Systems and Security Lab (S&S) directed by Dr. Pratik Satam in the Systems and Industrial Engineering Department and Privacy-Preserving, Intelligent, and Secure Computing (PRISM) lab directed by Dr. Soheil Salehi in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

The position is full-time and on-site at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

This is a year-to-year appointment, contingent upon funding and performance.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Perform novel research while collaborating in ongoing research on cybersecurity, education, and workforce development in the Systems and Security Lab (S&S) and Privacy-Preserving, Intelligent, and Secure Computing (PRISM) lab.
• Supervise and manage on-going projects, equipment, and testbeds in the Systems and Security Lab (S&S) and Privacy-Preserving, Intelligent, and Secure Computing (PRISM) lab.
• Assist in developing curriculum and training courses on cybersecurity (and related topics) including, Secure VLSI design, Embedded System, Cloud Security, and Machine Learning.
• Plan, organizes, conducts and monitors project protocols.
• Assist or write proposals, enabling innovative research projects with Drs. Satam and Salehi.
• Development of independent research.
• Mentor students in the Systems and Security Lab (S&S) and Privacy-Preserving, Intelligent, and Secure Computing (PRISM) labs.
• Preparation and delivery of research presentations at internal and local meetings as well as national and international conferences.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have knowledge of VHDL, VerilogHDL, SystemVerilog, Xilinx (ISE, Vivado, Vivado HLS, SDK), Intel FPGA (Modelsim), Synopsys (Design Compiler, DFT compiler, HSIM, HSPICE), Cadence (SoC/IC Encounter), CodeVisionAVR, Altium Designer (PCB), MaxPlus, Tanner Tools Pro (L-edit).
• Must have strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Must be able to conduct independent research, data management, analysis and interpretation.
• Strong track record of peer-reviewed publications.

• Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering or related field. The selected candidate must have a conferred Ph.D. upon hire.  

• Minimum one (1) year research experience in Cybersecurity, Distributed Computing, Machine Learning.
• Writing experience for publication of articles in scientific research journals.

1. Cover Letter highlighting their relevant experience and research interests,
2. A Curriculum Vitae,
3. Copy of 1 publication (uploaded into the "Additional document" slot).