Postdoctoral Associate

Posting Summary

Job Title Postdoctoral Associate

Division Divison of Academic Affairs

Department National Transportation Center

Job Effective Date 12/01/2025

Job End Date 12/30/2027

Work Status Full Time

Position Category Contractual

FLSA Exempt

Annual Salary $50,000 - $75,000 / year

Pays United States

Percentage Amount 100

Fund Source Federal/Grant

Requisition Reason New

Job Duties

Conduct Research and Data Analysis

Connected and Automated vehicles

Cybersecurity

Prepare Publications and Reports

Mentor Graduate and Undergraduate Students

Proposal Development

Collaboration and Outreach

Administrative and Compliance Activities

Requested Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Ph.D. degree by the start date of employment, in the following fields from an accredited college or university: transportation engineering, applied mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and/or other relevant STEM fields.

Experience:

Hands-on experience with AI/ML and statistical modeling and programming in Python, Matlab, C/C++, or other object-oriented programming languages, as well as R, Julia, Stan, WinBUGS, and so on.

Experience with Connected and Automated Vehicles Technology

Experience with mentoring Ph.D. students and managing multiple projects funded by DOTs and the NSF.

Strong interest and self-motivation to perform cutting-edge research and overcome challenges in real-world engineering, and to publish high-impact papers.

Strong background in transportation engineering, smart cities and mobility, traffic safety, smart sensing, artificial intelligence/machine learning, big data analytics, and/or applied statistics.

Other Preferences for Consideration

Strong background in linear algebra, probability theory, and computational mathematics.

Experience in developing machine learning models using Pytorch, TensorFlow, and/or other relevant packages/platforms.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

Number of Vacancies 2

Job Open Date 10/28/2025

Application Review Date

Job Close Date 12/10/2026

Special Instructions to Applicant

Please enter two professional references on the References page of the application.

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