"Postdoctoral Researcher - ABC Innovation Lab"

Postdoctoral Researcher - ABC Innovation Lab

Location: Syracuse, NY

Pay Range: $66,900

Pay Determination: Salary offers at Syracuse University will be based on education, experience, and relevant skills, as well as the academic or professional discipline of the position in the context of the home department, school, or college. Salary offers may also be influenced by prior relevant work or industry experience, where applicable. Faculty pay ranges are for 8.5 months salary unless otherwise specified.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Hours: University Hours

Job Type: Full Time

Rank: Post Doc

Job Description:

Reporting to Dr. Lee McKnight, Director of the ABC Innovation Lab at Syracuse University School of Information Studies, in cooperation with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Dynamic Sustainability Lab, this position will create human-centered agentic AI-enhanced data services and support further development of new open cloud, edge and blockchain-based tools (see: https://www.advancingmarkets.org), as part of a multi-year grant from the USDA's Advancing Markets for Producers program. The researcher will support and mentor both undergraduate and graduate students working on this project. Opportunities for limited teaching may be available as mutually agreed.

Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree (PhD) or equivalent in: Artificial Intelligence, Information Science, Data Science, Environmental Science, Engineering, or Policy, Management, or Computer Science.

Job Specific Qualifications:

• Experienced artificial intelligence and machine learning researcher with knowledge of R, Python, and cloud services, foundation models, LLMs, and agentic AI systems.
• Distributed system and decentralized blockchain application as well as open-source development experience helpful.
• Preferred candidates will have understanding of human-centered-design of sociotechnical systems, and strong interest in sustainability.
• Knowledge of supply-chain verification and traceability helpful.

Responsibilities:

• 50% Research, 35% AI/ML, Cloud and Open Plugin Updates, 15% mentoring student researchers.

Physical Requirements:

Not Applicable

Tools/Equipment:

Not Applicable

Application Instructions:

In addition to completing an online application, please attach a curriculum vitae and cover letter.