About the Role
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is seeking researchers and research support staff for positions within the Future of Computing area. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic global community of changemakers focused on scientific and technological innovations that improve the world.
Requirements
- Postdoctoral Research Associate: Must have completed all PhD requirements or foreign equivalent by the start of the appointment.
- Research Associate or (Sr.) Research Scientist: Requires a relevant advanced degree, publication record, and/or significant additional paid professional experience. Demonstrated ability to build collaborative external partnerships is highly desirable.
- (Sr.) Research Specialist: Requires a relevant bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent, or higher.
- Research Assistant: Requires an associate's degree or foreign equivalent, or a relevant combination of experience, education, and training.
Location
- Upstate NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Postdoctoral
- Associate
- Senior Research Scientist
- Specialist
- Engineer
- Assistant
Education Level
- PhD
- Bachelor's degree
- Associate's degree
Salary/Compensations
- Postdoctoral Research Associate: $62,354 - $65,000 / yr
- Research Associate: $64,000 - $66,000 / yr
- Research Scientist: $66,000 - $95,000 / yr
- Sr. Research Scientist: $80,000 - $138,000 / yr
- Research Specialist: $18.00 - $26.44 / hr
- Sr. Research Specialist: $62,354 - 66,000 / yr
- Research Engineer: $66,000 - $86,000 / yr
- Sr. Research Engineer: $87,000 – $95,000 / yr
- Research Assistant: $16.00 - $22.00 / hr
Benefits
- Comprehensive and affordable benefits package
- Comprehensive and affordable retiree medical and prescription plan
About the Company
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a beautiful 275-acre campus in upstate NY, home to five schools, 32 research centers, three makerspaces, an observatory, and one of the world’s fastest supercomputers.
- The university has transformed its research portfolio over the past decade, investing in strategic partnerships, talented researchers, and sophisticated research platforms to address pressing global challenges.
- The research enterprise comprises $104 million in annual research expenditures and focuses on six key areas: Life Science & Biotechnology, Future Computing, Energy, Environment, and Sustainability, Materials & Manufacturing, Micro-electronics, and Fundamental Knowledge.
- The Office for Research collaborates with external partners to expand research impact and support world-class researchers.
- The mission of the Office for Research is to drive and support the Research Enterprise, increase Rensselaer's impact and visibility, and communicate its role in defining the frontiers of discovery and innovation.
- Rensselaer faculty and alumni include numerous distinguished members of national academies, inventors, medal winners, astronauts, and a Nobel Prize winner.
Equal Opportunity
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or other characteristic protected by law.
