Research Scientist

Title: Research Scientist

State Role Title: Scientist II

Hiring Range: $72332 $144131

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location:VA Trans Research Council

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public G

Job Duties

What drives you Whether its knowing the work you do makes a difference having a great work/life balance working on exciting and challenging projects leading innovation and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism. At theVirginia Department of Transportation we have something for you.

The Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC) the research division of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is seeking to fill a fulltime Research Scientist position at its Charlottesville VA office on the Safety Operations and Traffic Engineering team. Our most successful candidate communicates effectively collaborates well is customerfocused values differences and has the ability to generate research ideas and assess VDOTs research needs. Are you ready to be VDOTs next Research Scientist

Candidates must have experience in conducting research in the areas of highway safety traffic engineering traffic control devices traffic signal operations and/or arterial and freeway operations. The successful candidates in this position will conceive plan direct and conduct research projects within their specialty area. This position will have the opportunity to serve as a principal investigator or coPI on projects. This position will have the opportunity to serve as principal investigator or coPI on projects.

Position specific responsibilities and duties will include but not limited to:

• Ability to manage research projects analyze data make recommendations and help implement results.
  
• Ability to supervise and train research associates and assistants.
  
• Provide scientific peer reviews of VCTIR colleagues final research reports.
  
• Skill in the use of computers and computer systems software applications used in transportation planning and transportation engineering.
  
• Ability to conceptualize develop and manage multiple complex and diverse research projects.
  
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences at the local state and national levels including preparation of publishable articles for professional journals.
  
• Ability to disseminate research findings through written reports ; Provide scientific peer reviews.
  
• Ability to conceive plan and conduct multiple research projects using state oftheart scientific theories methodologies and techniques with limited administrative supervision.
  
• Ability to participate in relevant professional organizations and research committees such as TBR. Attend specialty conferences and short courses to enhance knowledge and skills.
  
• Provide technical assistance consultative advice and technology transfer to a broad spectrum of VDOT personnel FHWA and other state and local government officials and external customers.

VDOT is responsible for building maintaining and operating the states roads bridges tunnels and ferry systems. Through the Commonwealth Transportation Board VDOT also provides funding for airports rail and public transportation. Virginia has the third largest statemaintained highway system in the country employing just over 7000 employees across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

In addition to a rewarding work experience VDOT offers core benefits including competitive health and life insurance programs pretax spending accounts and leave programs. Employees participate in a State Retirement Plan; a taxdeferred Retirement Savings Plan with employermatching provisions is also available. Employees are eligible for participation in a Short and Long Term Disability Program after one year of employment. Miscellaneous benefits include paid holidays training and tuition assistance programs wellness programs etc.

VDOT is an Equal Opportunity Employer by both policy and practice. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race sex color national origin religion age veteran status political affiliation genetics or against otherwise qualified persons with disabilities. It is the intent of VDOTs employment and personnel practices to conform to all applicable federal state and local laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination.

VDOT employees have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics. We encourage all those who apply to review these values and ethics. If you share our values we invite you to apply. Your success in our organization depends upon sharing these values and keeping this Code of Ethics.

Minimum Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of advanced research design qualitative quantitative research method engineering mathematics and statistical analysis techniques.
  
• Comprehensive knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices.
  
• Ability to manage research projects analyze data make recommendations and help implement results.
  
• Skill in the use of computers computer systems software applications used in transportation planning and transportation engineering.
  
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences at the local state and national levels including preparation of publishable articles for professional journals.
  
• Advanced knowledge of VDOT management operations and field structure.
  
• Ability to conceptualize develop manage multiple complex and diverse research projects.
  
• Advanced ability to independently generate research ideas and assess VDOTs research
  needs.
  

Additional Considerations

• Experience in developing research including the publication and implementation of results.
  
• A combination of training experience or education in Civil Engineering Transportation Engineering Materials Sciences or related field desired.
  
• Experience in developing and directing all phases of research including the publication and implementation of results.
  
• Experience as a principal investigator and member of a research team.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check DMV Record Check and Work History Verification with references.

VDOT is an emergency operation agency. Positions physically working within Central Office locations may be designated upon request and coordination among the respective District Engineer or Administrator and Chief. Assignments are updated annually. Not all designated employees are provided an emergency operations assignment.

Once onboarded this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability hours and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

We are a Virginia Values Veterans (V3 official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29 2010. If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

VDOT utilizes a marketbased pay program which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

Additional positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days.

Contact Information

Name: Shannon Robinson

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). ServiceConnected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022 February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.