Faculty in Data Sciences - Critical Infrastructure and Data Transformation (CID) to Advance

Posting Details

Posting Details

Job Title

Faculty in Data Sciences - Critical Infrastructure and Data

Transformation (CID) to Advance National Security

Department

RESILIENCE CLUSTER HIRE

Position Number

F1052A

Job Description

The School of Data

Science at Old Dominion University invites applicants for

an annual 10-month position at Assistant/Associate/Full 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 10-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 addresses the Old Dominion University’s

Strategic Plan in research areas including Coastal Resilience and

National Security. The research in this cluster will be supported

by five interrelated, cross-cutting research domains, including

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Computational &

Data Science, Cybersecurity & Network Security, and Modeling

& Simulation.

Candidates will be considered for appointment at all ranks

contingent upon appropriate qualifications. We seek faculty that to

develop/maintain a vibrant, externally funded interdisciplinary

research program in artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning

(ML) and data science with a primary focus on application on

critical infrastructure and national security, including but not

limited to

• AI-Enabled Digital Twins for Critical Infrastructure or Coastal

Resilience

• Edge Intelligence for autonomous sensing and decision

making

• Secure & Trustworthy AI
• AI-Driven Resilience Forecasting for Critical Assets
• Human – AI Decision Support
• AI for cyber-physical threat detection and response
• Foundation Models for Integrated National-Security Intelligence

and coastal resilience

The focus of this cluster is to leverage cutting-edge data science

and artificial intelligence to protect critical assets and

strengthen national security, particularly in the coastal regions.

The research of this cluster is expected to advance research that

enable earlier warnings, faster responses, and greater resilience

to both natural hazards and national security threats.

The appointee is expected to teach undergraduate and graduate

courses and collaborate with other faculty in School of Data

Science, Batten College of Engineering & Technology, and Office

of Enterprise Research and Innovation. The appointee is encouraged

to establish collaborations with the newly formed Brock Virginia

Health Sciences, as well as scientists at the nearby federal

research facilities such as Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator

Facility (Jefferson Lab), NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) and

Navy Surface Warfare Center in the Hampton Road Region.

Position Type

FullTime

Type of Recruitment

General Public

Type of Recruitment

General Public

Minimum required education and/or special licenses,

registrations, trainings, or certifications

A Ph.D. or equivalent in Data Science, Computer Science, Machine

Learning, Engineering, Mathematics, or a closely related field is

required.

Candidates applying for a senior faculty appointment (Associate

Professor or Professor) must have academic records that merit a

tenured appointment in the School of Data Science.

Minimum required level and type of experience, knowledge,

skills, and abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• A strong publication record in data sciences/AI/ML.
• Strong record of externally funded grants.
• Excellent skills to interact and communicate clearly with

internal and external constituencies

Conditions of Employment

Location

Norfolk, VA

Job Open Date

09/15/2025

Application Review Date

11/15/2025

Open Until Filled

Yes

Application Instructions

Interested candidates must complete the online application at

https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/24063

including the following

• A cover letter of application.
• A curriculum vitae.
• Research Statement
• Teaching philosophy
• Maximum of three samples of scholarly work.
• Unofficial graduate transcripts.
• The names and contact information for three professional

references.

Applications should be submitted by November 15, 2025, for

full consideration. The positions will remain open until filled.

Questions about these positions should be directed to Dr. Murat

Kuzlu ( [email protected]

), Chair of the Critical Infrastructure and Data Transformation

( CID ) to Advance National Security Cluster Hire.

Telework Friendly

No

Reasonable Accommodation Request

If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable

accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and

Culture at (757)683-3141.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner

discriminate against employees or applicants because they have

inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of

another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access

to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as

a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of

other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise

have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is

(a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance

of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an

investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with

contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

About the College

About the School of Data Science: As one of the three

academic units in the Interdisciplinary Schools at Old Dominion

University, the School of Data Science is a new initiative that

focuses on educating students in the rapidly growing field of data

science, conducting cutting-edge research and serving as a center

of AI education and research in the University community. Since its

establishment in spring 2023, the school has grown to include ten

core faculty members and over 80 affiliated faculty members across

the campus, with wide range of active research projects from

bioinformatics, web science, survey data science to scientific

machine learning, explainable AI and generative AI. Faculty of the

School of Data Science actively collaborate with researchers from

renowned facilities such as Jefferson Lab (sponsored by Department

of Energy), NASA’s Langley Research Center, Hampton Roads

Biomedical Research Consortium ( HRBRC ), Mason and Joan Brock

Virginia Health Sciences ( VHS, formerly EVMS ), and ODU’s Office

of Enterprise Research and Innovation ( OERI ). https://www.odu.edu/datascience

About the Department