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Assistant or Associate Research Scientist; Engineering Systems Group
Assistant Research Scientist; Young Driver Behavior and Injury Prevention Group
Assistant or Associate Research Scientists; Biosciences Group
Research Fellow (Postdoc); Sustainable Mobility and Accessibility Research and Transformation
Research Fellow (Postdoc); Young Driver Behavior and Injury Prevention
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ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST; ENGINEERING SYSTEMS GROUP
Job Description
Our 2012 - 2017 strategic plan includes a major focus on the development and deployment of technological systems to prevent motor vehicle crashes. A particular focus of this area of research is the interface and interaction of these technologies with vehicle operators.
Applications are invited to fill research-faculty positions at the ranks of Assistant or Associate Research Scientist with UMTRI’s Engineering Systems Group. Successful candidates at the Assistant Research Scientist level must demonstrate the potential for conducting scholarly research, possibly as part of a larger research program, and must have a record of peer-reviewed publications and participation in relevant academic or professional meetings. Candidates for Associate Research Scientist must have developed a strong national scholarly reputation and have a developing international reputation on the basis of research productivity and contributions over several years. All candidates must demonstrate the capacity to develop successful proposals for research funding, ideally from both government and industry sponsors.
Desired Qualifications
Successful applicants must hold a Ph.D. in engineering or the physical sciences. Previous experience and expertise with vehicle control and/or vehicle communications systems research and technology encompassing one or more of the following areas are highly desirable: crash avoidance, connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, heavy trucks, emerging power trains, and vehicle architectures and communications.
Application Procedure
UMTRI plans to fill these positions as soon as the right candidates are identified. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. A cover letter and curriculum vitae are required for applicants to be considered for this position. The cover letter should specifically indicate the reasons for interest in this position and it should describe particular skills and experience related to these positions.
Please submit your letter and CV electronically to: UMTRI-JobID69587@umich.edu or by mail to: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Search Committee, 2901 Baxter Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2150.
Posting End Date: 07/31/2012
The University of Michigan is an equal-opportunity/affirmative action employer.
ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTIST; YOUNG DRIVER BEHAVIOR AND INJURY PREVENTION GROUP
Job Description
Our 2012 - 2017 strategic plan includes a major focus on using the public-health model to reduce transportation related injuries and social disparities in access to safe mobility. A primary focus of this area of research is on improving transportation safety for young drivers.
Applications are invited to fill up to two Assistant Research Scientist positions with UMTRI’s Young Driver Behavior and Injury Prevention Group. Successful candidates must demonstrate the potential to develop a strong national reputation in young-driver safety and injury prevention research based on conducting scholarly research, possibly as part of a larger research program, and have a record of peer-reviewed publications and participation in relevant academic or professional meetings. They must also demonstrate the capacity to develop successful proposals for research funding, ideally from both government and industry sponsors.
Desired Qualifications
Successful applicants must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, preferably in cognitive, industrial/organizational, or social psychology, public health, or a related field. Previous experience and expertise conducting basic, applied, and/or translational research in one or more of the following areas are highly desirable: young-driver injury prevention, program evaluation, driver-simulator research related to young-driver behavior, knowledge of social, psychological, behavioral factors related to young-driver safety, and public health and/or public policy as it relates to young-driver risk reduction.
Application Procedure
UMTRI plans to fill one or two positions as soon as qualified candidates are identified, with the goal of filling at least one position by fall 2012. Review of applications will begin immediately and submissions will be accepted until at least one position is filled. To apply, submit a curriculum vitae along with a cover letter that specifically indicates reasons for interest in these positions and that describes particular position-related skills and experience.
Please submit your letter and CV electronically to: UMTRI-JobID68100@umich.edu or by mail to: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Search Committee, 2901 Baxter Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2150.
Posting End Date: 07/02/2012
The University of Michigan is an equal-opportunity/affirmative action employer.
ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTISTS; BIOSCIENCES GROUP
Applications are invited to fill research faculty positions with UMTRI's Biosciences Group. One or more applicants are sought who qualify for the rank of Assistant or Associate Research Scientist. The successful candidate(s) will conduct automotive biomechanics research across multiple areas of research, including laboratory impact/injury biomechanics, human modeling, driver and passenger ergonomics, and crash-dummy development. The responsibilities of the position include collaborating with faculty, staff, and students on research projects, initiating research projects and programs by soliciting and obtaining funding, interacting with sponsors and external collaborators, writing technical reports, conference papers, and journal articles, and presenting at conferences and technical meetings.
Required Qualifications
The positions require a Ph.D. in engineering or the physical sciences. Experience with automotive injury biomechanics and/or physical ergonomics research is highly desirable. Candidates at the Assistant Research Scientist level will have demonstrated the potential for scholarly research, possibly as part of a larger research program, and will have a record of peer-reviewed publications and participation in relevant academic or professional meetings. In addition to these qualifications, candidates for the Associate Research Scientist level will have demonstrated a strong national, and a growing international, scholarly reputation on the basis of research productivity and contributions over several years.
UMTRI plans to fill these positions as soon as the right candidates are identified. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.
Application Procedure
A cover letter and curriculum vitae are required for applicants to be considered. The cover letter should specifically indicate your reasons for interest in this position and should describe your particular skills and experiences related to this position. Please submit your letter and CV electronically to: UMTRI-JobID67803@umich.edu or by mail to: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Search Committee, 2901 Baxter Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2150. Or apply online.
Posting End Date: 07/14/2012
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position. You may apply online
Job Summary
The Vehicle Safety Analytics Group at UMTRI is seeking a full-time Research Area Specialist to assist with the research and data collection projects that are conducted by the group. Most of the research by the group has to do with heavy truck and bus traffic safety. Current projects include two major data collection projects on truck and bus fatal crashes, and a project to evaluate the comprehensiveness and accuracy of state reporting to a federal truck and bus crash database.
Responsibilities
Assist in the collection, preparation, and statistical and qualitative analysis and interpretation of data. Analyze complex, hierarchical datasets, including merging, filtering, aggregation, and recoding of variables. Contribute to the management of large, complex research and data collection projects, including coordinating tasks and assisting with the supervision of work teams. Contribute to the creation of scientific reports, manuscripts, and general purpose digests of safety data. Assist in developing proposals.
Required Qualifications
Masters degree in psychology, public health, statistics, or related field, plus at least five years experience in quantitative survey research. Supervisory and financial management experience is required. Strong programming skills in SAS, along with strong experience with Microsoft Access and Excel. Experience with quantitative and survey research methods is required. Strong communications skills and the ability to work as a member of a team.
Underfill title requirements: Minimum of a bachelors degree in a related field, plus 4 to 5 years of related post-degree research experience.
Desired Qualifications
UM professional/doctorate degree. Strong oral and written communications skills, organizational skills, and some experience with budgeting and the management of budgets.
Underfill Desired Qualifications: Supervisory and financial management experience. Additional Information
The Vehicle Safety Analytics (VSA) Group at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) studies transportation safety issues based on the actual highway experience This is an important complement to the laboratory-based research carried out in other groups at UMTRI. The research scientists in the group combine expertise in mechanical engineering and vehicle dynamics, statistics, and crash data analysis to evaluate traffic safety issues. As an interdisciplinary team, the group addresses the driver, vehicle, and roadway dimensions of the transportation system. Most of the work centers on the operational safety of heavy vehicles, but the group has also studied issues, such as crash avoidance technology and electronic stability control, for light vehicles. The Group conducts two major continuing data collection projects on trucks and buses involved in fatal crashes.
The VSA group consists of three primary research scientists and three research associates. The interdisciplinary approach includes consideration of the interaction of the driver, vehicle, and roadway. Factors associated with the risk of a collision, and the risk of injury in a collision, are identified by applying multivariate statistical methods. Overall, the goal of the Vehicle Safety Analytics Group is to produce objective information on the safety performance of the transportation system.
Posting end date: May 22, 2012
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
RESEARCH FELLOW (POSTDOC); SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY RESEARCH AND TRANSFORMATION
Posting Dates: 04/10/2012 – 04/24/2012
Posting Number: 62947
Application Portal: http://umjobs.org
Full Time
Job Summary
The Sustainable Mobility and Accessibility Research and Transformation (SMART) program at the UMTRI is seeking applicants for a one-year postdoctoral research fellowship extendable for an additional year.
We are conducting a two-year study on sustainable transportation to understand how providing integrated multi-modal transportation and related real time information systems about door-to-door mobility impacts consumers' mode choice and affects sustainability. As mobile internet systems become available, it is now possible to establish a real-time information and forecast system that enhances physical connectivity among modes and services, and supports travelers in making informed decisions, which in turn enables the establishment of the next-generation mobility grid. New behavior-based mode choice models will be developed incorporating revealed- and stated-preference information applied to specific regions, to be followed by a forecast in subsequent impacts on greenhouse-gas emissions. The regions of interest in this study include Los Angeles, Portland, Beijing, and other major cities in China.
Desired Qualifications
The successful candidate is enthusiastic, innovative, and highly organized, with a track record of successfully completing projects. Experience with behavioral economics, discrete-choice modeling, and transportation science, is highly desirable. A PhD in quantitative behavioral sciences, theoretical physical sciences or econometrics, is required. Candidates with a multidisciplinary background spanning the economic, and physical, and social sciences are especially encouraged to apply.
Duties
Duties include constructing models incorporating decision making under uncertainty, preparing survey questionnaires, estimating model parameters from survey results for a given urban area, designing schemes to test validity of models, using models to forecast mode choice distributions in the presence and absence of real-time connectivity and traffic information, collecting information on traffic flows and fuel use for the area of interest, estimating potential fuel-use change related to the introduction of real-time information, and preparing results for journal publications.
Additional Information
Review of applications will begin immediately. Salary and benefits are competitive.
Interested applicants should apply online using the University's job application portal. Please submit a CV and one-page letter explicitly describing professional qualifications for this position, including contact information for three professional references. Please also submit an additional copy of these materials to Susan Zielinski, Susanz@umich.edu. All applicants must apply by the deadline in the UM jobs portal to be considered.
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
RESEARCH FELLOW (POSTDOC); YOUNG DRIVER BEHAVIOR AND INJURY PREVENTION GROUP
Job Summary
The Young Driver Behavior and Injury Prevention (YDBIP) group of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute is seeking an outstanding Post Doctoral Research Fellow for a one-year, renewable appointment. YDBIP takes a public health approach to enhance safety and reduce motor-vehicle-related injury involving young drivers. Research conducted by YDBIP ranges from basic to translational in purpose, individual to policy in focus, experimental to epidemiologic in design, utilizing a breadth of research methods, including surveys, naturalistic observation, qualitative and quantitative data collection, driving simulation and instrumented vehicles using state-of-the-art technologies.
The successful candidate will: 1) develop competitive proposals and obtain research funding; 2) collaborate in ongoing research and new research proposals with faculty; 3) author and co-author peer-reviewed publications and presentations at professional meetings; and, 4) help supervise and train undergraduate and graduate students. Other desirable characteristics include: a strong policy research focus, skill analyzing repeated measures and time series data, and experience using traffic, crash, and other sources of public data to address compelling and relevant research questions.
Required Qualifications
Qualifications include a PhD or equivalent in either the health or social sciences, expertise in injury prevention, knowledge and/or experience relating to young drivers, and a history of accomplishments demonstrating the ability to: make strong contributions to the scholarly literature, and develop a vibrant research program addressing young driver behavior and safety.
How to Apply
Submit a cover letter, CV, a two to four page summary of past research experience and future professional goals as they relate to this position, and names and contact information of three people who would be willing to provide a letter of recommendation. Please submit all materials as a single document in response to this posting (68973) through the University of Michigan jobs portal.
Additional Information
This position offers the opportunity to develop a research program and enhance skills necessary for a successful academic/research career. Extensions are available dependent upon performance and funding.
The quality of life in Ann Arbor is outstanding. The combination of a large, major research university and a small, safe, family-oriented community make Ann Arbor an ideal environment to develop an academic and research career. Ann Arbor also offers an outstanding combination of sports, recreation, and cultural events.
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.