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Facilities Manager Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
Michigan Technological University is seeking a Facilities Manager. Under the Director of Operations, Facilities Managers oversee Custodial and Maintenance Services in their assigned buildings. Essential duties include the hiring, development, and supervision of custodial and maintenance staff, including departmental coordinators, full-time and part-time bargaining unit employees, student workers, and temporary employees. Responsibilities include coordinating building cleaning and maintenance schedules and work assignments, establishing and monitoring service levels, and developing and managing departmental budgets.
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychology & Human Factors Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
Michigan Technological University is seeking a PostDoc for our Psychology and Human Factors department. The new post-doctoral fellow will support a multi-university research initiative to study and model decision and judgment variability (i.e. noise). The fellow must be ready to conduct research including laboratory studies and simulations, assist in constructing computational cognitive models, conduct literature reviews and manuscript preparation and submission.
Senior Pre-Award Analyst Michigan Tech Research Institute (Ann Arbor, MI)
Michigan Technological University is seeking a Senior Pre-Award Analyst for our Michigan Tech Research Institute department. The Pre-Award Analyst serves as a departmental resource for sponsored programs activities related to proposal processing; is responsible for the preparation of proposals that are expected to result in contracts and agreements with companies, non-profit organizations, governmental agencies, and universities and provides support to department and staff for proposal processing. The position is on-site, located at MTRI in Ann Arbor, MI (www.mtri.org).
Machine Learning Program Lead Michigan Tech Research Institute (Ann Arbor, MI)
At Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI), we develop advanced technologies that help our nation better understand, sense, and operate within complex natural and human-made environments. Our work spans multidisciplinary research and applied development, advancing ideas from foundational concepts to mission-relevant prototypes. We are seeking a senior technical leader to build, grow, and direct MTRI’s machine learning (ML) research portfolio within a government-focused R&D environment. This role will shape our ML strategy, lead business development efforts, and serve as Principal Investigator on multiple programs. This position operates at the intersection of research leadership, program execution, and institutional growth. It is not a pure software engineering role. This role is responsible for: • Leading development and execution of MTRI’s ML portfolio and growth strategy aligned with sponsor priorities • Leading capture efforts and grow a portfolio of funded ML programs • Serving as Principal Investigator on multiple programs • Advancing ML capabilities from early-stage concepts (TRL 1–3) to prototype demonstrations (TRL 4–6) • Establishing internal ML technical standards and mentoring technical staff • Providing technical direction and mentorship across ML-related efforts.
Radar Signal Processing Engineer II Michigan Tech Research Institute (Ann Arbor, MI)
*This position has the possibility of being located in Ann Arbor, Michigan or Dayton, Ohio. At Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI), we develop advanced technologies that help our nation better understand, sense, and operate within complex natural and human-made environments. Our work spans multidisciplinary research and applied development, advancing ideas from foundational concepts to mission relevant prototypes. We are seeking a Radar Signal Processing Engineer II to support research and development in radar sensing technologies, including radar signal processing, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and electronic warfare applications. This role focuses on implementing and evaluating radar sensing algorithms, supporting modeling and simulation activities, and assisting in experimental evaluation of prototype sensing systems. The successful candidate will work under the guidance of senior engineers and scientists while developing technical expertise in radar sensing technologies and research methods.

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