Research Assistant Professor Position Available In Richland, South Carolina

Posting Number

RTF00098PO25

USC Market Title Research Assistant Professor to USC Market Title Business Title Research Assistant Professor
Campus Columbia
Work County Richland
College/Division College of Engineering and Computing
Department CEC Mechanical Engineering
Location of Vacancy Part/Full Time Full Time
Hours per Week 40
Type of Faculty Position Faculty Research Grant (FRGP)
Basis 12 months Category Faculty
About USC
About University of South Carolina From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia andprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through abination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educatedmunities in South Carolina and beyond.
Benefits for Research Grant or Time-Limited Positions Are Indicated Below
The University of South Carolina (UofSC), through the State of SC and Public Employee Benefit Authority (PEBA), offers employees a valuable benefits package, including health and life insurance, generous paid leave and retirement programs. To learn more about UofSC benefits, access the “Working at USC” section on the Applicant Portal at . Research Grant or Time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some, or no benefits, based on the grant or project funding.
South Carolina Retirement Yes
State Insurance Programs Yes
Annual Leave Yes
Sick Leave Yes
Position Description
Advertised Job Summary Continue research and development of the perception,muciation and navigation systems of the autonomous surface vessels for maritime and oceanographic data collection. Additionally, development is required for a pontoon boat and land based, tripod mounted systems, consisting of cameras, radars and INS systems to allow collection of data of water surfaces (lakes and the littoral ocean environment) which is used to provide environmental measurements (surface currents, wave heights, etc). Documenting technical results, and presentating the results in project meetings and conferences. Assistance in proposal preparations, journal article preparation, and supervising undergraduate and graduate students.
Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience Phd in Engineering, Physical Sciences or closely related field with established experience in related research.
Required Certification, Licensure/Other Credentials Preferred Qualifications Phd in Engineering, Physical Sciences or closely related field with postdoctoral experience in Mechanical Engineering, Marine Sciences, or related field.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Hardware and software experience in developing autonomous marine systems. Experience integrating INS, camera and radar systems in the marine environment and using this data for oceanographic measurements. Advanced to expert level of Matlab and Python programming. C++ experience with small sensors and development expertise in ROS using Linux based systems and ideally NVIDIA edgeuting systems (e.g., Orin AGX)
Job Duties
Job Duty Design and develop perception systems for the surface vessel, pontoon boat and tripod-mounted systems. This includes camera, radar and INS systems using ROS or directly in Python, MATLAB or C++. Reliable collection of littoral data is required to be achieved from all three systems.
Essential Function Yes
Percentage of Time 40
Job Duty Process and analyze the collected data and sensor readings from the littoral environment using MATLAB or otherputer languages. Identify and develop algorithms to analyze the data associated with non-water objects for anomaly detection. Identify and develop the time-domain and frequency-domain methods to process the oceanographic data for environmental characterization, such as ocean currents, wave states, and others
Essential Function Yes
Percentage of Time 20
Job Duty Create technical documentation of the results of the projects. Contribute to the monthly report required by the project sponsor. Prepare slides, videos, and demos for quarterly project reviews. Present research oues in project meetings, seminars, conferences and assist in proposal preparation by creating new ideas and methods.
Essential Function Yes
Percentage of Time 20
Job Duty Supervising students (both UG and graduate students). Assist in supervising students in the sensor systems. Assist in advising the students on data acquisition in the littoral environment and SDK development to streamline the data collection process. Assist in guiding the students on the data analysis and signal processing algorithm development
Essential Function Yes
Percentage of Time 20
Position Attributes
Hazardous weather category Non-Essential
Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing. No
Posting Detail Information
Desired Start Date 06/16/2025
Position End Date 06/15/2026
Job Open Date 05/12/2025
Job Close Date 05/22/2025
Open Until Filled No
Special Instructions to Applicant Applicants must upload a copy of their C.V. The selected candidate must also be prepared to provide 3 letters of rmendation prior to start.
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