Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Opportunity
Title: Chief Scientist Cyber Security Research
Seeking: PhD Student
Position Type: Full-Time;
Number Available: 1
Location: Richland, WA
Closing Date: 2010-06-26
Position Summary:
Chief Scientist Cyber Security Research http://i4.pnl.gov/ Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is searching for a Chief Scientist to provide research leadership for emerging key elements within the Information and Infrastructure Integrity Initiative (I4). The goal of the Information and Infrastructure Initiative is to extend PNNL’s R&D capability to enhance the soundness of complex cyber-dependent infrastructures through a predictive defense, supporting adaptive systems, and utilizing cyber analytic techniques. Large scale infrastructures are subject to change of many kinds: change in the type of attacks which are launched, newly discovered (or newly introduced) vulnerabilities, and modifications to purpose. This results in a highly dynamic system that is not amenable to traditional testing or validation approaches. The initiative’s approach is to consider change from a strategic and tactical perspective, and support the design of systems capable of maintaining their integrity through automated or semi-automated adaptations. The result will be to proactively prevent failure. The Information and Infrastructure S&T agenda is supported by four cornerstone concepts, along with architecture for combining them: Predictive Defense: anticipate vulnerabilities and active threats to protect information and infrastructure integrity Adaptive Systems: scalable self-defending infrastructures. Cyber Analytics: decision-making and information-gathering to support action Trustworthy Engineering: reliably design and maintain predictive/adaptive systems. The bulk of the research funded by the Initiative is performed in Predictive Defense and Adaptive Systems. Cyber Analytics efforts will primarily be to integrate and apply existing expertise in Information Analytics and Visual Analytics to the information infrastructure integrity area. Cyber Analytics supports the knowledge requirements of predictive defense and adaptive systems. The end result will be an infrastructure that is designed to be sound, or more trustworthy, an important element of Trustworthy Engineering. All four areas involve cross-laboratory efforts. In addition to providing research leadership within I4, the Chief Scientist will lead research, projects and proposals within our growing Cyber Security capability base and specialize in the areas of defending large networks and infrastructures, self-aware networks, self-protection systems, autonomic computing, automated system defense, threat modeling, and/or risk analysis. The Scientist will work with Dr. Deborah Frincke, the initiative lead, the management and senior research leaders in developing strategies for advancing security research within the National Security Directorate, lead research and development proposals, develop new technologies and capabilities, and interact with key clients. Successful candidates would be responsible for developing and leading new very large scale high impact research, and lead the transition of these concepts to be deployed within the national/international community. Requirements: - Technical contributions must be recognized as having a substantial impact on advancing the current state of knowledge and understanding in scientific or technical disciplines. - Demonstrated track record in devising innovative cyber security solutions and transitioning that research to industrial and/or government clients. - Experience in technical leadership for software/hardware research and development. - Demonstrated leadership, networking, organizational, negotiating, communications, and mentoring skills, coupled with the desire and ability to interact with clients, prepare successful research proposals, and define future research directions. - An extensive publication record is required, as is a demonstrated track record of successful research proposals and/or industrial technology transfer. - The ability to represent the Laboratory at national and international events is expected. - Candidates must be able to obtain a DOE “Q” clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship. - Scientist Level V: Ph.D. with 5+ years of experience is required. Must be a national or international authority and be applying intensive and diversified knowledge of scientific or engineering principles in broad areas of assignments and related fields. Must have a widely recognized national or international reputation, proven research track record including demonstrated funding history. - Scientist Level VI: Ph.D. with 7+ years of experience, a well-established outstanding international research reputation, distinguished personal achievements, and documented success in technology generation.
Requirements:
See above
For Consideration:
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Rob Dromgoole
Executive Search Consultant
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
902 Battelle Boulevard
Richland, WA 99352
Tel: 509-375-2441
robert.dromgoole@pnl.gov
www.pnl.gov
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About Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
www.pnl.gov
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is a Department of Energy laboratory, reporting to the Office of Science. PNNL advances the fundamental understanding of complex chemical, physical and biological systems and provides science-based solutions to some of the nation’s most pressing challenges in national security, energy and the environment. We accomplish this mission through the outstanding research and development activities of our staff, excellence in operations and high-value partnerships. PNNL has approximately 4,200 researchers and staff located at the main campus in Richland, Wash., the Sequim Marine Research Operations facility in Sequim, Wash., and at offices in Seattle, Wash., Portland, Ore., and Washington, D.C. Battelle, a global science and technology enterprise headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, manages the laboratory for DOE.
Funding and Clients
The I4 Initiative is a multi-year research effort; business volume exceeds $2M per year. An additional $40M is directed to programmatic research. Overall, the Laboratory’s annual business volume exceeds $800+ million, primarily for research and development for DOE missions. About 40 percent comes from other federal agencies, mainly the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services and Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency. The Laboratory also partners with industry and academia to explore emerging fields, such as nanoscience, global climate change, microtechnology, bioproducts and high-temperature electrochemistry.
For more information check: http://i4.pnl.gov
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