Post Doctoral Associate - Rail

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university's broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

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Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, with the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation ( CAIT) is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate. This position reports to Professor Xiang Liu and will work independently with clearly defined research objectives associated with projects.

The qualified candidate will have the following responsibilities:

* Coordinates internal resources and third parties for the successful execution of projects

* Track project performance to analyze the successful completion of short- and long-term goals

* Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis

* Directly oversees work done by other team members and students

* Responsible for the interviewing and hiring of additional team members as needed

* Performs quality control and quality assurance on projects through expert knowledge of rail and transit engineering

* Writes technical reports and contributes to preparation of journal articles and prepares conference presentations

* Updates related research knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

* Use and continually develop leadership skills

The position also assumes collaboration with a group of researchers and graduate students from both academic and industrial partners. The candidate will be responsible for project reporting related to his/her research activities, supervision of graduate students, preparation of research proposals and publications, and presentations at professional and research conferences and meetings. The candidate is expected to have strong expertise in rail and transit transportation and engineering

The candidate may be required to travel independently to various locations in the U.S. and work offsite without any manager supervision. In addition, the employee will demonstrate a leadership role in forming and maintaining productive working relationships, and the ability to work autonomously in the prescribed duties, as well cooperatively with CAIT's faculty and staff in general.

Requires a Ph.D. degree in civil engineering or related field from an ABET accredited university, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience that demonstrates comprehensive knowledge and understanding of general research principles and practices.

Must have excellent communication, presentation skills, and strong proficiency in MS-office applications required. Requires knowledge of Microsoft office and other computer related skills. Command of the English language must be at a skill level necessary to produce materials for mass distribution to market workshops and special events, as well as occasionally prepare articles for electronic newsletter. Extremely proficient in writing, editing and overall communications skills required. The individual will be expected to hold very high standards in how information is developed and presented.

Must have strong skills in planning, and organizing, information integration, decision-making, and attaining results. The ability to design, develop, conduct, and manage transportation research, formulate problems and deliver reports on a constant and timely basis are critical.

Extremely proficient in writing, editing and overall communications skills required. The individual will be expected to hold very high standards in how information is developed and presented. Ability to lead, document, and organize multiple simultaneous projects is key. Must be able to think broadly and conceptually and formulate creative, sophisticated solutions to complex problems, prioritize workload, and work independently with general supervision. Must be detail oriented, follow up, and keep task originators informed on task progress throughout process until completion. Must continuously notify director of progress and workload to ensure that deliverables are on schedule.

Knowledge and experience with the following are strongly preferred:

* Scientific analytical techniques and their application

* Experience in implementation of quality assurance/quality control research operations and reporting

* Conceptual modeling and creation of innovation ideas

* Familiarity with data analytics, computer vision and machine learning algorithms.

* Information dissemination and decision-support services

* Policy related analysis and investigation

* Previous interactions with transportation funding agencies and consultants