Research Scientist II

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Location

Atlanta, GA

Job Summary

The School of Cybersecurity and Privacy is seeking to hire a Research Scientist II to serve as the primary project coordinator for the schools sponsored research projects, ensuring effective project management, compliance, and coordination across multiple funded research initiatives

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary project coordinator for the ARPA-H UPGRADE (H-VIPER) sponsored research project
• Track project deadlines, deliverables, and action items across a multi-institutional research team
• Coordinate meetings and follow-up with students, collaborators, and external partners (GTRI, university partners, industry, hospital collaborators)
• Prepare and organize technical documentation, sponsor reports, and materials for ARPA-H interactions
• Maintain awareness of project progress and ensure technical milestones are translated into required reporting formats
• Support the PI in managing the operational aspects of the sponsored research program
• Conduct independent research tasks as assigned within the scope of the H-VIPER project

Required Qualifications

Research Scientist II

• Three (3) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of Masters or
• Five (5) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of Bachelors or
• Doctoral Degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
• Minimum 2 years of experience in sponsored research, project coordination, or research operations in an academic or federal research setting
• Familiarity with federal research agency requirements and reporting processes (e.g., ARPA-H,DARPA, NIH, NSF)
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks across a distributed team
• Experience coordinating with multi-institutional research teams including university, government laboratory, and industry partners
• Proficiency with project tracking tools and technical documentation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Contact Information

Requests for information may be directed to Taesoo Kim: taesoo@gatech.edu

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