Research Specialist

Position Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Specialist for The Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation. The Research Specialist will report to Dr. Daniel Barone. The Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation is conducting research and projects that deal with best practices and novel approaches to resiliency of transportation networks around the world. Areas of investigation include the assessment of resiliency techniques and comparing them to existing design standards to determine areas of needed improvement, identification of novel resilient alternative design approaches of transportation networks and the development of standardized guidance for resiliency metrics to aid in design of design approaches of transportation networks.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Works independently with clearly defined research objectives associated with projects such as development and assessment of project specific resilient design criteria.
• Provides the support and management skills necessary to accomplish the goals of the programs.
• Demonstrates 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.

Minimum Education and Experience

Master's degree in a scientific field or an equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding in infrastructure resilience related marine, highway, and rail transportation systems.

City

Piscataway

State

NJ

Equipment Utilized

Office programs, including AutoDesk, AutoCAD, ESRI ArcGIS, Matlab Adobe Design Suite, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Capable of conducting field work (along highways, in boats, etc.) which many include surveying, collection of environmental samples, deployment of field sensor systems and other field operations.

Special Conditions

This position requires occasional-to-frequent travel within New Jersey to attend meetings and occasionally travel out of state to attend meetings.

Posting Number

26ST0535