Senior Researcher (Data & AI)

About this role

Senior Researcher – Data Science & AI
We are looking for a Senior Researcher to conduct early-stage Data Science and AI research at TRL 1–3, working closely with stakeholders in the Homeland Security domain.
Responsibilities

• Define research questions, hypotheses, methodologies, and research directions.

• Review and interpret research papers, identify gaps, and propose new areas of investigation.

• Draft research proposals and conduct experiments to validate early-stage concepts.

• Work with limited, incomplete, or initially unavailable datasets.

• Engage stakeholders regularly to gather context, refine assumptions, and improve data quality.

• Provide technical consultation and mentor team members.

• Develop toward future Principal Investigator responsibilities.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.

• Strong experience in early-stage research, preferably TRL 1–3.

• Background as a Research Scientist, Research Fellow, Research Engineer, University Researcher, or similar.

• Strong ability to review research papers and identify research gaps.

• Experience defining research problems, designing experiments, and validating hypotheses.

• Strong Data Science / AI / ML fundamentals and Python skills.

• Comfortable working with ambiguity, limited data, and stakeholder-facing environments.