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Overview The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) has an immediate career opening for an Adjunct Research Staff Member. This opening is located at IDA’s Center for Computing Sciences in Bowie, Maryland (CCS). IDA offers a competitive salary, an excellent benefits package and a superior professional working environment. To the right individual, IDA offers the opportunity to have a major impact on key national programs while working on fascinating technical issues. Responsibilities Provides technical and analytical expertise in support of IDA's long-term mandate to help the intelligence community identify and solve difficult technical problems in areas such as cryptography and cryptanalysis, high-performance computing, speech/signals analysis, and network defense and exploitation. Develops and uses acquired technical knowledge to identify, articulate, and advocate for promising approaches to difficult problems. Stays current on developments in mathematics and science relevant to sponsor problems and maintains connections to the academic research community. Pursues and achieves solutions to problems individually and in groups through mathematics, algorithm and code development, data generation and analysis, etc. Works with other researchers and the sponsor to effectively prioritize effort across multiple difficult problems. Documents ideas and incremental progress, sharing them within the research community to maximize the probability of success. Maintains close communication with the sponsoring organization to ensure research direction remains relevant, data-driven, and non-duplicative. Develops and sustains working relationships with the sponsor to surface opportunities for collaboration. Individually or in a team, prepares formal papers documenting methods, conclusions, and findings, and may present findings to the task sponsor or select audiences. Contributes to the overall technical health of the organization by leading SCAMPs, workshops, or sustained efforts; writing expository papers; serving as a liaison to academic departments; recruiting and interviewing potential researchers; arranging external speakers; and giving briefs on conferences attended. Capabilities Able to work effectively and independently in an unstructured environment Possesses relevant expertise and can apply it to difficult problems Able to exercise sound judgment Able to manage time across multiple research projects Able to collaborate well Able to leverage computing resources effectively Able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing Able to interact with Government or industry representatives as needed Able to identify and address challenges independently and assume technical leadership as needed Minimum Job Qualifications Education/Experience: At minimum, requires BS+8 years of experience or MS+6 years of experience or Ph.D. in a discipline appropriate for the position Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Demonstrated ability to perform independent research Proven ability to publish findings and present findings orally Able to present ideas, concepts, and theories orally and in writing Demonstrated innovative thinking and problem resolution Able to work in an unstructured environment and/or on more than one project concurrently Able to interact with government or industry representatives Travel may be required U.S. Citizenship is required Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance is required IDA is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a fair recruiting process and working environment free from discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. IDA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process or to perform the essential functions of a position, please email employment@ida.org with the nature of your request and contact information. #J-18808-Ljbffr Institute for Defense Analyses

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