"Postdoctoral Research Scholar"

Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Company:
North Carolina State University

Job Location:
Raleigh, North Carolina

Category:
Data Science

Type:
Full-Time

Join the Pack! A community with nearly 8,000 faculty and staff, and 30,000 students. NC State is one of the largest employers in North Carolina, offering a large range of career opportunities. Visit us at https://jobs.hr.ncsu.edu/.

Position Number: 00111691

Essential Job Duties:

We are seeking a researcher to participate in an initiative in human-centered AI for public microtransit systems. The successful candidate will design and implement AI-driven strategies that enhance system performance by promoting prosocial rider behaviors-such as flexible departure timing to benefit vulnerable users-and by personalizing rider interactions to sustain long-term engagement. This role involves modeling individual travel preferences and adaptive time windows, analyzing the effectiveness of message themes (e.g., pro-sociality vs. system efficiency), and deploying tailored persuasive techniques optimized for varied user profiles.

Responsibilities will include:

• Interdisciplinary collaboration: Work closely with faculty from computer science, transportation engineering, operations research, and psychology on integrative research related to microtransit systems.
• AI algorithms and engineering: Design and implement advanced methods to learn rider preferences and effective persuasive approaches to promote cooperation. Build robust pipelines for simulation and integration with a user interface and other app components.
• User studies: Develop an experimental platform and run user studies to test developed algorithms and analyze impacts.
• Conference presentations and journal publications: Lead or contribute to conference and journal papers for top venues.

Departmental Required Skills:
N/A

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:

• Knowledge of computational social science, sociotechnical systems, ethics, and trust in AI
• Mobile or web app development, backend integration, and using cloud services
• A publication record in relevant venues
• Experience in collaborative and interdisciplinary projects

Necessary Licenses or Certifications:
N/A

Department: 140301 - Civil Construction & Environmental Engineering

Location: Raleigh, NC

Apply Now