Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering - UTK
University of Tennessee · Knoxville, Tennessee, US
The Post-Doctoral Research Associate is responsible for conducting innovative research and develop novel algorithms, models, and techniques for application o...
Job description
The Post-Doctoral Research Associate is responsible for conducting innovative research and develop novel algorithms, models, and techniques for application of systems modeling and AI to Healthcare and other complex systems. This includes the collaboration with the team members, and interact with the other collaborators. This applies to one or more related or unrelated assigned areas of responsibility. Position will supervise the work of others as it relates to data collection, modeling development, and project management. - Modeling & Simulation Development: Design and implement system dynamics, agent-based, and stochastic simulation models; conduct calibration, validation, and sensitivity analysis; develop hybrid AI-simulation frameworks. - AI / Data Systems Development: Develop machine learning and LLM-enabled systems (RAG, embeddings, vector databases); build data pipelines (ETL), scalable architectures (e.g., Spark), and model evaluation pipelines. - Optimization & Computational Methods: Apply optimization techniques (gradient-based, heuristic, multi-objective); perform parameter estimation and scenario optimization for decision support. - Research & Scholarly Activity: Design...