RISC Graduate Assistant-CIPHER- Fall 2025

Overview:

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.

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The Resilient Infrastructure and Supply Chain (RISC) Unit of Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research (CIPHER) Laboratory is looking for a Graduate assistant (GA) for the Fall 2025 semester. The job duties include serving as research assistant for projects, including internal and sponsored projects. The student will be required to actively engage with the assigned projects and participate on all meetings, online and in-person, implement and analyze models, including BIM, GIS, parametric models, and digital twins, and implement and run summations, gather data and information, prepare and analyze datasets and prepare project materials and presentations as required for project deliveries.

The Graduate Assistant is also expected to work with GTRI research faculty in ongoing projects in data collection, modeling, simulations, data analysis, literature review, prepare presentations, posters and reports. As a part of job responsibilities, the student should help assist Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP), supporting the students' work and tracking their performance. The role may also include supervision of high-school and undergraduate students and managing sub-tasks. Also, the GA is expected to help with building and setting up prototype's installations, project logistics, and attend research sites for ongoing tasks. Preferred areas of expertise in Modeling and Simulation.

• Pursuing a Master's degree or PhD at Georgia Tech in Architecture, City Planning, Building Construction, Or Systems Engineering.
• Must be registered for at least 6 credit hours at Georgia Tech during working semesters
• 3.0 or higher GPA
• Commit to 8-20 hours of work per week
• Background and skills Computational Design and/or Building Technologies
• Background and skills in 3D modeling, BIM Modeling, GIS, and programming
• Experience with research methods and data collection and analytics
• Ability to work in on-site data collection
• Ability to build prototypes and physical models
• Ability to serve as a teaching assistant for Vertically Integrated Projects
• Ability to learn new complex engineering concepts

• Experience in 1 or more programming languages
• Experience with BIM, parametric modeling, spatial analysis, and GIS
• Experience in the area of energy, sustainability and health
• Experience as a teaching assistant

8-20 hours per week

Not Applicable

None

Housing and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

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