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Postdoc Associate
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Postdoc Associate
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I. DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Job Description Summary:
GW has everything you need to succeed in discovery. Outstanding research, state-of-the-art facilities and world-class faculty support discovery and innovative solutions. Researchers and faculty across campus advance interdisciplinary and emerging research and scholarship. Our active GW Postdoctoral Association welcomes your engagement in social and professional activities as you join our research teams. Research guides, coding and data management solutions as well as extensive online journals from GW Libraries help to guide your study. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) supports the research infrastructure and facilitates several institutional research initiatives.
In the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, this role will:
Be responsible for assisting the PI, the co-PI, and the rest of the team in the tasks of developing psychometric measures of explainability and interpretability in artificial intelligence.
Postdocs will design, organize and conduct specialized and advanced experiments using established scientific protocols, troubleshoot and design new protocols, summarize findings and publish results in research journals, under the general supervision of a faculty member. In some cases, postdocs will assume general responsibility for general scientific operations in the lab, and/or provide supervision and guidance to laboratory staff, trainees and other researchers.
Examples of duties might include:
- Recruiting and consenting expert subjects,
- Collecting, preparing and analyzing research data;
- Implementing surveys in Qualtrics or related tools
- Analyzing how subjects use machine learning algorithms
- Conducting statistical analysis of results
- Co-authoring papers.
- Keeping a detailed notebook summarizing experiments and recording research data; maintain computer database of research data
- Tabulating and displaying data for presentation in research conferences and for manuscript preparation
- Using graphics and statistical software to analyze and present data
- Searching pertinent scientific literature as needed.
- Supervising and mentoring other personnel in the laboratory
A Postdoctoral Associate:
- holds a PhD or equivalent degree;
- develops skills by participating in scholarly projects that are actively mentored by a member of the university faculty;
- receives financial support in the form of a salary that is typically funded by grants, contracts or departmental funds secured by a faculty mentor; and
- has a limited term of up to five years at GW.
In collaboration with experienced researchers, this role will participate in the planning and conduction of discovery research, data analysis and interpretation, preparation of materials for publication, presentations at conferences and meetings, and may develop new theories and methodologies. This role can expect timely advice as to research directions and career planning for a future independent career.
Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.
Minimum Qualifications:
Qualified candidates will hold a Doctoral degree or comparable doctoral degree in a related discipline. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position.
Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
A PhD or similar degree in Psychology, Data Science, or related fields
Typical Hiring Range
Commensurate with Experience
II. POSITION INFORMATION
Campus Location:
Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.
College/School/Department:
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
Family
Research and Labs
Sub-Family
Laboratory Research
Stream
Individual Contributor
Level
Level 3
Full-Time/Part-Time:
Full-Time
Hours Per Week:
40
Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday 9:00-6:00
Will this job require the employee to work on site?
Yes
Employee Onsite Status
On-campus (in person)
Telework:
Required Background Check
Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Employer will not sponsor for employment Visa status
Internal Applicants Only?
No
Posting Number:
R001685
Job Open Date:
08/24/2022
Job Close Date:
If temporary, grant funded or limited term appointment, position funded until:
Background Screening
Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
EEO Statement:
The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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