Postdoctoral Associate - CESSAIR and CCRI

Postdoctoral Associate -

CESSAIR and CCRI Category:

Research Foundation

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Department:

College of Engineering

Locations:

Utica, NY

Posted:

Nov 25, 2025

Closes:

Open Until Filled

Type:

Full-time Temporary Ref. No.: R25-86

Salary Type:

Annually

Salary Range:

$60,000.00 - $65,000.00 Position 

ID:

195139

About SUNY Polytechnic Institute:

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute The Center for Safe and Secure AI Robotics (CESSAIR) and the Center for Cybersecurity Research and Innovation (CCRI) are looking to hire a post-doctoral associate to carry out joint research in resilience of neural networks, including large language models (LLMs) and other generative AI systems and foundation models for Robotics, against cyberattacks. The appointment is for one year, renewable for a second year, given the availability of funds. The focus is on developing credible data and analytic tools for measuring the resilience of generative AI and foundation models for robotics to cyberattacks. Developing tools and methods for actively probing for vulnerabilities is within the scope of the research. The outcome of this research will be validated on both publicly available pretrained models and training data sets and in-house, privately developed models and training data sets. Curating these private data sets and training the associated models is within the scope of this job. The successful candidate will join a multi-disciplinary research team of engineers, physicists, and other faculty at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. The position is based in Utica, NY. The successful candidate will have a doctoral degree in electrical engineering, computers science, physics, applied mathematics, or a closely related field. Required skills are proficiency in Python, deep learning frameworks such as Keras, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or other related software stacks, and a solid background in machine learning, cybersecurity, or AI robotics, and the ability or desire to design and implement experiments that probe model vulnerabilities. Experience with NLP/LLMs or generative AI, adversarial ML, software engineering practices (Git, reproducibility, experiment tracking), dataset curation, HPC/GPU programming, blockchain for secure data, C-family languages, and embodied AI/robotics are a plus. Experience with general network resilience, cellular automata, or blockchain for secure data is a plus. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary research team comprising mathematicians, physicists, engineers, and other faculty members at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. The position is based in Utica, NY. Job Responsibilities Work on research projects assigned by the PI The duties include 1) actively seeking, reading, and discussing the research literature relevant to the project or projects in weekly group meetings; 2) identify and/or develop hypotheses and methods for advancing the research effort; 3) design and carry out computer experiments 4) collaborate with engineers to create prototypes to test the outcomes of this research; 5) write STEM papers for peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. Research projects initiated by the postdoc and approved by the PI The successful applicant is welcome and encouraged to propose to the PI a project of their own for part-time research and development when the demands of other grant-funded projects allow for it. Work on writing grant proposals This position is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a background check; this position may require annual checks.

Salary:

 $60,000 - $65,000

Requirements:

Minimal Qualifications:

Doctoral degree in applied mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, computer science, or related fields from college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.

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