{"id":151,"date":"2024-08-26T23:38:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T03:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/a1valenc\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2025-08-03T00:56:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T04:56:33","slug":"openings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fs.wp.odu.edu\/a1valenc\/openings\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Openings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I am constantly looking for highly motivated master&#8217;s and Ph.D. students to join my research group in the Department of Engineering Management &amp; Systems Engineering at ODU. Specific research areas of interest are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Mission engineering of collective systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implementation theory in engineering systems design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assessment of strategic risk in engineering systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital engineering of large-scale systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design justice in engineering systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As a researcher in (the) <a href=\"https:\/\/aster-group.info\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/aster-group.info\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ASTER Group<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, you will have the opportunity to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Develop and improve your research skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contribute to ongoing research projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborate with experts in the field and expand your research network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I encourage you to apply if you are a current engineering master&#8217;s student or master&#8217;s graduate with a solid academic background and a passion for complex systems. 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