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Job ID: 263054

OERI – Critical Infrastructure and Data Transformation (CID) to Advance National Security (Research Faculty, Non Tenure Track )
Old Dominion University

Job Description

The Office of Enterprise Research and Innovation (OERI) at Old Dominion University invites applicants for an annual 10-month position at Non-Tenure Track Assistant/Associate/Full Research Professor rank as part of a multi-position hiring cluster aiming for the Critical Infrastructure and Data Transformation to Advance National Security to begin in Fall 2026. This is an annual 12-month appointment that will begin July 25, 2026. The cluster, with faculty hires in School of Data Science, Batten College of Engineering and Technology and Office of Enterprise Research and Innovation, integrates interdisciplinary research in resilient infrastructure, infrastructure data transformation, and secure smart systems to address national security challenges in coastal regions. It explicitly

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LAKE MARY, Fla. – FEMA continues to support the state of Florida by approving more than $37.1 million in federal disaster recovery funds so far in September, bringing the total approved since Jan. 20 to more than $835 million.

The state is leading recovery efforts from multiple federally declared disasters, most recently Hurricane Milton.

Since Jan. 20, FEMA has approved nearly 3,200 state and local recovery projects through the state-managed Public Assistance program. This funding helps cover expenses such as road and bridge repairs, critical infrastructure restoration, debris removal and other emergency actions taken to protect life and property following major disasters.

Here are some of the larger FEMA grants provided to the state and communities in September alone:

$10 million for disaster debris removal projects statewide related to Hurricane Ian:$2.3 million for Lake County.$2 million for the City of Tampa.$5.7 million for Sarasota County.$1.7 million for Volusia County for permanent repairs to Frank Rendon Park in Daytona Beach Shores, including seawall restoration following Hurricane Ian.$3 million for the City of Jacksonville for emergency protective measures, including the activation of an emergency operations center during Hurricane Ian.$2.8 million for the City of Tampa for emergency protective measures focused on public safety, evacuations and security services throughout the city during Hurricane Ian.$2.3 million for the Babcock Ranch Community Independent Special District for permanent repairs to community-wide damages and embankment

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Postdoc: Harnessing Real-time Weather Data for Bridge Inspection

Specialized Lab: Kinetic Structures Laboratory (https://ashleythrall.com/)
Department: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (www.ceees.nd.edu)
Institution: University of Notre Dame
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Type: Full-time
Position Start Date: Fall 2025 (preferably) or early Spring 2026
Proposed Minimum Salary: $65,000

Job Description
Opening for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Dr. Ashley Thrall in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. The successful candidate will perform cutting-edge research investigating near real-time weather data to improve guidance for bridge inspections following rainfall events. Recent rainfall events in Indiana have washed out bridges, resulting in broken transportation networks and loss of life. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides near real-time weather information that integrates data from radar, rain gauges, satellites, numerical predictions, and other observations (i.e., lightning, surface,

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Junior/Assistant Specialist – Engineering Research Centers

Position overview

Position title: Junior/Assistant Specialist
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table for the current salary scale for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2025-26/represented-july-2025-scales/t24-b.pdf. A reasonable estimate for a full-time position is $55,000-$63,500.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: November 1, 2025

Position duration: Initial appointment is a one-year term; reappointment is dependent upon performance, programmatic need, and budget.

Application Window
Open date: September 24, 2025

Next review date: Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

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