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Virginia Tech

Location: BlacksburgVA 24061 Document ID: AC326-0Q18 Posted on: 2018-11-0611/06/2018 Job Type: Full-time

Job Schedule:Full-time
2018-12-06
 

Research Associate-VTTI

Virginia Tech is a public land-grant university, committed to teaching and learning, research, and outreach to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world. Building on its motto of Ut Prosim (that I may serve), Virginia Tech is dedicated to InclusiveVT-serving in the spirit of community, diversity, and excellence. We seek candidates who adopt and practice the Principles of Community, which are fundamental to our on-going efforts to increase access and inclusion, and to create a community that nurtures learning and growth for all of its members. Virginia Tech actively seeks a broad spectrum of candidates to join our community in preparing leaders for the world.

Position Summary:
The Center for Truck and Bus Safety ( CTBS ) within the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute ( VTTI ) seeks qualified, ambitious researchers with a strong interest in transportation human factors engineering.
CTBS projects range in scope including: on-road and static testing of in-vehicle technology, including autonomous driving systems ( ADS ); research support for large-scale naturalistic data collection efforts; analysis of naturalistic data; test and evaluation of systems, methods, and procedures aimed at improving transportation safety; simulator driving studies; driver-health projects; re-analysis of previously collected research data; presentation of findings. The focus of CTBS is on heavy vehicle operations; within this domain, the applicant must be interested in improving transportation safety and be willing to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced research environment.
Candidates should be capable of working independently, and as part of multidisciplinary teams.
Duties and responsibilities will include:
- Write literature reviews
- Conducting various research tasks, working on multiple projects
- Reduce and analyze data
- Supporting writing research reports
- Present research findings
- Participant recruitment
- Track budgets
- Track project milestones and deliverables
- Manage students
- Travel (will vary based on project, but may occur up to 50 percent of time for extended periods).
- Most office hours are daytime Monday through Friday, but must be available and willing to work evenings and weekends as needed to meet project/proposal deadlines
Directions given and received:
- Receive instructions on project objectives, feedback on proposed research plans, and project logistics from principal investigators and project managers. May supervise or coordinate the work of graduate research assistants, students, technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments.

Required Qualifications:
-Master's degree in a Human Factors related field (e.g., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Experimental Psychology). An exception may be granted for individuals with a lesser degree (e.g., B.S.) and significant related experience.
-Previous experience in a research environment, working with human subjects/data
-Strong communication skills (both oral and written) and organizational skills
- Willingness to work in a fast-paced, flexible research environment

Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience in transportation research



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