Job Description

This position 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. Attacking potentially impossible problems requires intellectual beadth, willingness to take risks, and significant autonomy; this research often also requires close attention to how the results will be used, and to the possibility of creating genuinely new scientific ideas. The position incumbent has no regularly scheduled hours and works on an as-needed basis.

Responsibilities:

1. Uses acquired technical knowledge and experience to research, test, study, analyze, hypothesize, predict, or evaluate a task according to the provided parameters, guidelines and/or specifications of the task order or project.
2. Individually or in a team prepares reports documenting conclusions and/or findings. May present findings of the final report to task sponsor and/or to select audience(s).
3. May be assigned as project leader to one or more task to assist in and provide technical direction for project planning, requirements, budgetary objectives and assignment of responsibility and authority.

Qualifications:

• BS +10 years of experience, or MS +8 years of experience or Ph.D. in in a discipline appropriate for the position.
• Able to work in an unstructured environment.
• Demonstrated innovative thinking and problem resolution.
• Works on more than one project concurrently.
• Able to present ideas, concepts and theories orally and in writing.
• Able to interact with Government or industry representatives.
• Generally requires five or more years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to obtain appropriate security clearances.
• Demonstrated ability to perform independent research. Proven ability to publish findings and present findings orally. Possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Travel may be required.

We support transparency, equity, and fairness in our compensation program and provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range based on data-driven market analysis for each position. While it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range, a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $112,924-$263,335. Individual salary within this range will be commensurate with the incumbent’s experience, unique skills and qualifications, and other relevant factors.