Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Charlotte AI Institute

Monday to Friday, 8-5pm, Full-time temporary position

Minimum Qualifications
The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last eight years) been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.)

The appointment is temporary, for up to one year at a time, with renewal possible for up to three years.

About the Charlotte AI Institute
The Charlotte AI Institute (CLTAI) is UNC Charlotte's university-wide AI research institute dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary and transformative AI research with real-world impact. The Institute's mission is to mobilize scientific discovery, cultivate strategic partnerships, and position UNC Charlotte as a global leader in responsible AI innovation.

Located in one of the nation's fastest-growing innovation ecosystems, UNC Charlotte provides exceptional opportunities for collaboration with industry, government, nonprofit, and community partners across the Charlotte region and beyond.

The Center for Leadership Science ( CLS) at UNC Charlotte is an interdisciplinary research center within the Belk College of Business dedicated to advancing the scientific study of leadership through rigorous science, student success, and community stakeholder engagement. The Center promotes evidence-based approaches to understanding leadership, fostering inclusive leadership practices, and improving organizational outcomes.

CLS brings together scholars from management, psychology, sociology, computer science, and related fields to address contemporary leadership challenges. Its research focuses on topics such as leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, and people analytics, generating insights that advance both theory and practice.

* Experience with behavioral analytics, multimodal AI, NLP, machine learning, and computational social science

* Experience working on interdisciplinary or industry-sponsored AI research initiatives

* Interest in translational AI research and collaborative partnerships involving government agencies, industry organizations, or applied operational environments

Primary Responsibilities
The Charlotte AI Institute for research (CLTAI) at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position focused on the intersection of AI, leadership, and behavioral analytics. The successful candidate will contribute to interdisciplinary research initiatives spanning AI-enabled leadership systems, multimodal behavioral analytics, human-centered AI, and translational AI applications. This position will operate collaboratively across the Charlotte AI Institute and the Center for Leadership Science ( CLS).

* Conduct interdisciplinary research related to AI-enabled leadership assessment, behavioral analytics, organizational communication, and human-AI interaction.

* Contribute to the design, development, and validation of AI-enabled leadership analytics systems, including the Leadership Performance Dashboard and related multimodal behavioral AI tools.

* Conduct interdisciplinary research on video analytics, computer vision, large language models, and multimodal language models for applications.

* Conduct research involving multimodal AI methods such as:

Natural language processing

Interaction and temporal analytics

Emotion and sentiment analysis

Behavioral signal processing

Explainable AI approaches

Human-centered AI evaluation

* Assist with development of datasets, benchmarking frameworks, validation studies, and reproducible AI research workflows supporting applied AI systems and human behavioral analysis.

* Participate in collaborative research initiatives addressing emerging challenges involving AI transparency, vulnerabilities, generative AI, and secure AI-enabled systems.

* Identifying grant opportunities from NSF and DoD, industry, and foundation sponsors

* Leading and supporting interdisciplinary proposal development and grant writing

* Coordinating collaborative research teams

* Assisting with strategic partnership and research infrastructure development

* Contribute to industry-engaged and translational AI initiatives involving leadership development, executive coaching technologies, behavioral AI, and organizational analytics.

* Support data collection efforts, including drafting collection protocols and IRB.

* Confer with the supervisor on overall research direction and strategy, but will exercise a considerable amount of independent judgment and original thinking in carrying out research that contributes to original knowledge and advances the University's reputation in research.

* Publish research results, in collaboration with their supervisor, in recognized journals and conferences as well as work with the supervisor on proposals for funding. The employee will share student mentoring responsibility with the supervisor and will participate in departmental seminars and other professional activities as assigned.

1.Cover letter

2. A detailed Curriculum Vitae

3. Two reference letters

4. A research statement (not more than one page) describing your previous research work and future goals.

The candidate chosen for this position will be required to provide an official transcript of their highest earned degree.

The candidate chosen for this position will be subject to a criminal background check.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other protected status. In keeping with this commitment, UNC Charlotte ensures that persons of any background are invited, included, and treated equally in the terms and conditions of employment.

Post Doc Benefits: https://gradlife.charlotte.edu/postdocs/benefits