"OERI - Critical Infrastructure and Data Transformation (CID) to Advance National Security (Research Faculty, Non Tenure Track)"

Posting Details

Job Title
OERI - Critical Infrastructure and Data Transformation (CID) to Advance National Security (Research Faculty, Non Tenure Track)

Department
RESILIENCE CLUSTER HIRE

Position Number
TBA

Job Description
The Office of Enterprise Research and Innovation (OERI) at Old Dominion University invites applicants for an annual 10-month position at Non-Tenure Track Assistant/Associate/Full Research Professor rank as part of a multi-position hiring cluster aiming for the Critical Infrastructure and Data Transformation to Advance National Security to begin in Fall 2026. This is an annual 12-month appointment that will begin July 25, 2026. The cluster, with faculty hires in School of Data Science, Batten College of Engineering and Technology and Office of Enterprise Research and Innovation, integrates interdisciplinary research in resilient infrastructure, infrastructure data transformation, and secure smart systems to address national security challenges in coastal regions. It explicitly addresses the Old Dominion University’s Strategic Plan in research areas including Coastal Resilience and National Security. The research in this cluster will be supported by five interrelated, cross-cutting research domains, including Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Computational & Data Science, Cybersecurity & Network Security, and Modeling & Simulation.

The primary responsibilities for this position are as follows:

1. Develop an interdisciplinary and externally funded research program in Critical Infrastructure and Data Transformation (CID) to Advance National Security.
2. Collaborate with faculty hired in this cluster and other faculty at Old Dominion University.

Opportunities for teaching graduate courses in the candidate’s area of expertise will also be available with other departments in the BCET college or School of Data Science.

Position Type
FullTime

Type of Recruitment
General Public

Minimum required education and/or special licenses, registrations, trainings, or certifications

1. A Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in engineering, computer science, or closely related field, complementary to the cluster’s core areas of research, by May 2026.
2. Candidates for research assistant professor should have a record of conducting research in modeling and simulation as evidenced by peer reviewed publications.
3. Candidate for associate or full professor must have a demonstrated sustained track record of external federal funding and peer reviewed research publications.

Minimum required level and type of experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities

1. Candidate for associate research professor must have a demonstrated sustained track record of external federal funding and peer reviewed research publications.
2. A plan for developing an externally funded research program at ODU with expressed interest in leveraging complementary research expertise at ODU.

Preferred Qualifications
Non-Tenure Track (Research Assistant/Associate Professor)
***Office of Enterprise Research and Innovation (OERI)***: is seeking for faculty with the expertise aligned with the Center for Secure and Intelligent Critical Systems Digital Twin for distributed energy resources, Modeling and Simulation for efficient data center infrastructure. Cyber Resilient data center.

• Skill in working both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to transfer existing projects and plans for acquiring and sustaining sponsored research.
• Previous development and/or leadership experience with interdisciplinary, administrative, and/or academic initiatives.
• Successful record of grant funding.

Conditions of Employment

Location
Suffolk, VA

Job Open Date
09/15/2025

Application Review Date
11/15/2025

Open Until Filled
Yes

Application Instructions
Interested candidates must complete the online application at https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/24068, including the following:

1. A cover letter describing your relevant qualifications and indicating the rank you would like to be considered for.
2. A curriculum vitae.
3. A statement of research interests.
4. Unofficial graduate transcripts.
5. Contact information for 3 professional references. At the appropriate time in the Search process, these individuals will be contacted by the Search Committee.

Applications should be submitted by November 15, 2025 for full consideration. The positions will remain open until filled. Questions about these positions should be directed to Dr. Murat Kuzlu (mkuzlu@odu.edu), Chair of the Critical Infrastructure and Data Transformation (CID) to Advance National Security Cluster Hire.

Telework Friendly
No

Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

About the College
The Office of Enterprise Research and Innovation (OERI), within the Division of Research and Economic Development at Old Dominion University, unifies and focuses the advanced research of six distinct and diverse multidisciplinary applied research centers. From cybersecurity to maritime to modeling and simulation, OERI supports ODU’s research infrastructure through innovation, workforce development, and industry engagement. OERI has evolved from the Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center (VMASC), which was established in 1997, and has been a secure and applied research and enterprise research facility of ODU. The continued success and growing recognition of VMASC as a global leader in the modeling and simulation sector has underscored the value of unifying research and commercial products. https://www.odu.edu/research/enterprise-research-and-innovation