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Virginia Tech

Location: BlacksburgVA 24061 Document ID: AB474-0LY8 Posted on: 2018-11-0611/06/2018 Job Type: Full-time

Job Schedule:Full-time
2018-12-06
 

Postdoctoral Associate

Virginia Tech is a public land-grant university, committed to teaching and learning, research, and outreach to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world. Building on its motto of Ut Prosim (that I may serve), Virginia Tech is dedicated to InclusiveVT-serving in the spirit of community, diversity, and excellence. We seek candidates who adopt and practice the Principles of Community, which are fundamental to our on-going efforts to increase access and inclusion, and to create a community that nurtures learning and growth for all of its members. Virginia Tech actively seeks a broad spectrum of candidates to join our community in preparing leaders for the world.

Position Summary:
We invite applications for a postdoctoral assoicate in the Department of Mechanical at Virginia Tech in the area of bioinspired sensing. The position is for three years and is being funded by the Office of Naval Research ( ONR ) as part of Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative ( MURI ) project on bioinspired adaptive sonar for classification and guidance in complex environments. The successful applicant will take charge of the development of a next-generation robotic sonar head inspired by the biosonar system of bats and work on integrating this hardware platform with models of neural signal processing in bats.

Required Qualifications:
Candidates should have a PhD in engineering or science, have good computer programming and signal processing skills. Some basic practical hardware skills (electrical and mechanical) are also important. Candidates should have good collaborative and communication skills and be able to work in an interdisciplinary team.

Preferred Qualifications:
Specific prior knowledge of acoustics



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