Senior Researcher (Data & AI)

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.