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Postdoctoral Fellow

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Posting Details

Position Information

Job Title Postdoctoral Fellow
Posting Number P0857F
Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary
The Auburn University Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing (ICAMS) at the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) department invites applications for three post-doctoral positions in the field of advanced digital manufacturing with an anticipated start date of Fall 2022. Position is open to all sub-fields of advanced digital manufacturing technologies, with particular interest in the development of smart manufacturing tools, including manufacturing information and management systems, data sensing, robotics, cybersecurity, distributed manufacturing, machine learning, and Industry 4.0.
Minimum Qualifications
Eligible candidates must hold an earned doctorate in Industrial Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related engineering discipline at the time of employment. Candidates selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States at the time of employment and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment. All non-US Citizens will have to be submitted to and approved by the Government Sponsors prior to an offer being made.
The successful candidates will have experience in one or more of the following areas: (1) software and database design, development, implementation, and integration; (2) computer networks; (3) sensor design, development, and fusion; (4) unstructured data collection and visualization; (5) Augmented/Virtual/Extended Reality; (6) distributed computing environments; and (7) machine learning.
The successful candidates will also demonstrate skills and experience in
· engineering in relation to manufacturing
· project management
· research and development, including writing research papers and research funding proposals
Desired Qualifications
Special Instructions to Applicants
Candidates selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States at the time of employment and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment and be able to communicate effectively in English. All non-US Citizens will have to be submitted to and be approved by the Government Sponsors prior to an offer being made.  Review of applications will begin after August 31, 2022 and continue throughout the year as positions become available.
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References required for this position? No
If yes, minimum number requested 3

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