Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Essential Job Duties

Dr. Wentao Tang's research group is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to advance the research activities at the interface of optimization (mathematical programming), systems and control theory, and machine learning.

The primary focus of this postdoc position is to carry out fundamental scientific research and produce publishable results, which can be used as a foothold for long-term research directions and sustained funding opportunities. Based on the research outcomes, the postdoc will write scientific papers, compose proposals, provide mentoring and intellectual support to Ph.D. researchers, and perform relevant academic activities.

The duties and responsibilities include:

• Reading and reviewing the existing literature.
• Developing theoretical proofs, methodologies, algorithms, and computer nodes.
• Carrying out numerical computations on desktop computers and high-performance node clusters.
• Composing papers, technical reports, presentations, and teaching materials.
• Writing grant proposals and providing intellectual support to graduate and undergraduate researchers in the PI's group.

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education

• Candidates who have done theoretically oriented works in their previous research will be preferred.
• Familiarity with Real Analysis and Functional Analysis will be considered as significant competency.