Post Doctoral Fellow

Posting Number req38051 Employment Type Faculty Faculty Type Visiting Hiring Department Mechanical Engineering (023A) Academic Location School of Engineering Campus Main - Albuquerque, NM Benefits Eligible Postdoctoral Fellows may be eligible to receive certain UNM benefits . See the Benefits home page for more information. Position Summary The School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering is seeking a post doctoral fellow PostdoctoralResearch Associate in Reservoir Computing, Echo State Networks, and SafeLearning for Autonomy. TheOptimization and Estimation Laboratory at the University of New Mexico invitesapplications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in reservoircomputing, echo state networks, and safe learning for autonomous systems. Theposition focuses on adaptive recurrent learning systems for dynamicalprediction, estimation, and control. The broader goal is to developreservoir-based models that can adapt online while preserving useful stability,robustness, and safety properties. The project is motivated by autonomoussystems that operate under uncertainty, drift, faults, and changingenvironments. Research Areas The successfulcandidate will work on one or more of the following topics: Reservoir computing and echo state networks for dynamical-system prediction. Adaptive and structured recurrent models with stability guarantees. Echo-state, contraction, and incremental-stability analysis. Certified learning for estimation, control, and safe autonomy. Applications to robotic, and cyber-physical systems. Responsibilities The postdoctoralresearcher will be expected to: Publish research results in leading journals and conferences in the fields of control, machine learning, and robotics. Lead group projects related to reservoir computing and autonomous systems. Collaborate with graduate students working on related research projects. Write proposals for funding opportunities. Other duties as requested. Qualifications Strongcandidates will have a background in one or more of the following areas:reservoir computing, recurrent neural networks, machine learning for dynamicalsystems, nonlinear systems, adaptive control, robust estimation, robotics, orsafe autonomy. Experiencewith Python, PyTorch or JAX, numerical simulation, and academic writing isexpected. Experience with hardware experiments, ROS, UAVs, UGVs, ormotion-capture systems is helpful but not required. The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. #J-18808-Ljbffr CHEManager International