"Postdoctoral Research Scholar"

Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Company:
North Carolina State University

Job Location:

Category:
Computer Engineering

Type:
Full-Time

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Position Number: 00111596

Essential Job Duties:
The postdoctoral researcher will play a key role in advancing research within the Computer Science department of North Carolina State University. The primary focus will be on cross-layer software-hardware co-design to enhance the state-of-the-art machine learning systems, improving both efficiency and privacy.

Key job duties for the Postdoctoral Research Scholar are the following:

• Conduct research on efficient and privacy-preserving machine learning systems, including, but not limited to Large Language Models (LLMs), Vision-Language Models (VLMs) etc.
• Develop and evaluate proposed methodologies using state-of-the-art computing platforms.
• Publish research findings in top-tier conferences and journals in computer systems, design automation, and security.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students, providing guidance and oversight on research projects.
• Help in mentoring junior students, including PhD, undergraduate and master students.
• Assist with course instruction and explore new research directions in machine learning.

Departmental Required Skills:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to document reports and discuss results with the research team
• Highly motivated, organized individual
• Interpersonal skills needed to collaborate with research team

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field, with a focus on machine learning hardware system design.
• Track record in efficient machine learning design (either algorithm or hardware), or in cryptographic techniques such as homomorphic encryption, multiparty computation, demonstrated through top-tier publications and relevant internship experience.
• Excellent academic writing skills with a strong ability to contribute to high-impact publications.
• Strong mentoring skills with experience guiding undergraduate and graduate students in research activities.

Necessary Licenses or Certifications:
N/A

Department: 141901 - Computer Science Engineering

Location: Raleigh, NC

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