TTI Assistant Research Scientist

Texas A&M•San Antonio, TX

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s Energy and Right of Way Program is seeking a candidate with interdisciplinary transportation expertise interested in applying their knowledge to energy, right-of-way, and utility engineering research. The successful applicant will conduct applied research in the areas of transportation (on-road, non-road, construction, airport, rail, etc.) focusing on the intersection of energy, right-of-way, and utilities with the transportation infrastructure. The candidate may also support health and transportation research under the TTI Center for Efficient Mobility (CEM). The successful applicant will perform research on externally funded projects, and actively seek and obtain externally funded research projects by participating in research proposal development and outreach to sponsors. The successful applicant is expected to independently lead research projects and work within collaborative teams on research projects led by other Principal Investigators (PIs). Continued employment in this position is contingent upon the availability of funding and satisfactory performance.

Requirements

Master’s in engineering.
3 years of related work experience in infrastructure project delivery or research.
Ability to independently manage research projects from inception to completion, including responsibilities such as sponsor coordination, budget tracking, and task progress tracking.
Knowledge of principles of quality and unbiased research.
At least two to five (2-5) publications (published and/or accepted for publication) in major peer-reviewed journals.
Demonstrated experience in developing research proposals and securing contracts and grants.
Excellent verbal, technical writing, and interpersonal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Engineer in Training (EIT) certification
Doctorate in Civil Engineering or related field.
2 years of related work experience in right-of-way or utility engineering topics, such as utility investigations, utility conflict management, utility coordination, utility design, utility construction, and utility asset management.
Work experience in transportation project development and delivery, relocation and right-of-way acquisition, data modeling, database design, SQL, CAD, and GIS.
Good understanding of software tools such as VB, VB.NET, C#, ASP, or ASP.NET.
Good understanding of the transportation legislative framework in the United States.

Responsibilities

Plan, schedule, coordinate, and report detailed phases of research and development projects.
Evaluate and document data collection requirements and activities.
Coordinate data gathering activities and gather data needed for research tasks.
Assemble, organize, document, and archive datasets.
Synthesize data and extract meaningful statistics and trends.
Develop and/or run applications to conduct the research.
Analyze and develop potential new techniques, policies, procedures, and recommendations.
Conduct the necessary literature review and background information search to support techniques and methodologies used, as well as documenting past research for reporting purposes.
Manage, communicate, and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams comprising research staff, graduate and undergraduate students, and support staff to ensure the completion of research objectives and timely delivery of high-quality project deliverables.
Compile, document, and present results in formats required for inclusion in reports, technical memoranda, and presentations.
Prepare technical documentation, including literature reviews, data collection, analysis, and summaries.
Prepare project reports and other deliverables as required.
Prepare materials for presentation of research results and other deliverables at technical meetings or other venues and to sponsors.
Plan, schedule, coordinate, and report detailed phases of experimental design.
Evaluate and document experimental design process and effectiveness.
Synthesize and extract meaningful experimental design metrics.
Prepare materials for presentation of experimental design structure, process, and anticipated results.
Prepare and give presentations to existing and potential sponsors, academic settings, or conference settings.
Prepare, schedule, conduct, and document research meetings.
Other duties as assigned.