The Center for Governance of Technology and Systems GoTech in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland College Park seeks to appoint an Assistant or Associate Research Scientist in the Technology Policy field starting in Fall 2023 Candidates should have expertise in an area of Technology Policy with an interest in exploring topics such as data privacy and security of technical systems next generation computing including quantum management and security of critical infrastructures and supply chains and the development and deployment of smart city infrastructure that includes the use of cloud IoT and 5G technologies The successful candidate should be comfortable working across disciplinary lines including security policy engineering computer science or information studies and taking a socio technical approach to exploring governance challenges to the deployment security or sustainment of technology Candidates should have demonstrated interest in using technology policy research to inform public policy that leads to desired societal outcomes Scholarly knowledge computational skills and practical experience across a range of substantive issues are strongly desiredThe successful candidate will join other scholars within GoTech to expand the schools research agenda in technology policy We particularly encourage applications from candidates who have the ability to acquire and maintain a US security clearance who can apply qualitative and quantitative methods to policy questions and who have demonstrated research interests in policy domains including cybersecurity and sustainment of critical infrastructure supply chain management and security quantum computing and smart city infrastructure including IoT 5G and Cloud Computing If interested the successful candidate may also have opportunities to teach undergraduate graduate and Executive level courses in the future The School of Public Policy is committed to increasing diversity among our faculty staff and student body across the UMD campus community and throughout the field of public policy We embrace diversity in multiple forms including identity background theoretical and methodological orientations and opinions Candidates should demonstrate commitment to advancing the professional development of people who will bring diverse perspectives to the field of public policy Women non binary individuals people of color people with disabilities members of the LGBTQ community and other underrepresented groups whose hiring would enhance the Schools diversity are especially encouraged to apply The successful candidate will join other scholars within GoTech to expand the schools research agenda in technology policy If interested the successful candidate may also have opportunities to teach undergraduate graduate and Executive level courses in the future The School of Public Policy is committed to increasing diversity among our faculty staff and student body across the UMD campus community and throughout the field of public policy We embrace diversity in multiple forms including identity background theoretical and methodological orientations and opinions