Post Doctoral Research Associate - Urban Transportation Center/ Transportation Planning

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Posted: 04-May-23

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

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Research - Laboratory/Non-Laboratory
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 4157882

Post Doctoral Research Associate - Urban Transportation Center/ Transportation Planning
Post Doctoral Research Associate - Urban Transportation Center/ Transportation Planning
Hiring Department: Urban Transportation Center, CUPPA
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1015537
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About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent 'Best Colleges' rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
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Position Summary
The Urban Transportation Center (UTC) was established as a UIC campus unit in 1979. The unit has a strong research, teaching and service history and a long-range strategic plan designed to position the UTC as the premier urban university center with a focus on transportation.
The Postdoctoral Research Associate position is responsible for formulating and conducting research studies and analyses of research topics such as transit systems, transportation policy and evaluation, equity in transportation, involving new methods while also pursuing new funding opportunities by writing research proposals and serving as the researcher on funded grants at the direction of the Director, UTC, or other faculty/staff affiliated at UTC for many of the projects. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will also contribute to the writing of research findings in the form of technical reports, journal publications, and conference proceedings.
Additional responsibilities will include the following:

Manage and deliver on funded projects, interact with research sponsors, work with faculty, and supervision of student research,

Serve as a liaison between the UTC Director and the students working at UTC. In doing so, the Post-doctoral Research Associate will also be responsible for training less skilled researchers on techniques, methods, and procedures.
This position contributes to the design, management, and delivery of research projects in collaboration with other researchers, including faculty and graduate students. This includes qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and reporting on research results with minimal daily supervision.
Duties & Responsibilities

Collaborate with the UTC Director and Associate Director to develop objectives and design of research projects, data collection procedures, and grant proposals. Conceptualize, initiate, and execute research goals for projects.

Formulate, coordinate, and conduct advanced research studies and analyses. Perform complex data collection and refine study design. Analyze and interpret data and evaluate research results.

Develop and write advanced, comprehensive protocols.

Monitor project development on an ongoing basis. Propose and implement changes as needed.

Contribute material, prepare results, and assist in the design and writing of research findings for publications, white papers and reports, presentations, grants, and other documents for dissemination and/or publication. Author and co-author articles for publication and present at scientific symposia and conferences.

Guide, train and advise lower-level researchers and students on techniques, methods, and procedures.

Assist with grant and manuscript submissions as needed.

Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral or equivalent terminal degree (by start date) in public administration, public policy, urban planning and policy, civil engineering or related field.
• A minimum of 3 years related research experience required; 4 years preferred.
• Possess and apply advanced knowledge of research principles, concepts, practices, and methods required. Strong quantitative analysis skills preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Experience with statistical and spatial analysis software (e.g., R, STATA, and/or SPSS), data management, data analysis, and data visualization (GIS) techniques required.
• Research background in planning, public transportation, transportation policy, transportation funding and finance, equity in transportation, travel behavior, or traffic engineering would be ideal. Any prior experience of working on projects about public transportation and equity preferred.

Preferred Qualifications
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