Research Associate
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Job Location:
Charlottesville, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
15 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
VTTIs Center for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure and the Virginia Transportation Research Council seeks a qualified and ambitious research engineer to contribute to ongoing transportation safety research and help coordinate efforts between the two organizations in the Charlottesville area. As a seasoned engineer in all conventional aspects of the subject matter this position will be expected to independently plan and execute work that requires sound judgement in evaluating selecting and adapting standard techniques procedures and criteria.
Duties and responsibilities:
Plans research efforts schedules equipment and resources conducts experiments writes proposals reports and papers or coordinates detailed tasks as part of a major project in the field of transportation materials pavements and asset management.
Projects may include field evaluations of pavement sections monitoring of construction projects data collection and analysis.
Performs work that involves conventional engineering practice but may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements unsuitability of conventional materials and difficult coordination requirements.
Work requires a broad knowledge of precedents in the specialty area and a good knowledge of and practices of related specialties.
Will be expected to publish research results and participate in proposal activity for new or follow on projects.
Directions given and received:
Independently performs most assignments with instructions on global objectives and general results expected.
Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and work is reviewed for application of sound professional judgment.
Will supervise/mentor/provide training and coordinate the work of technicians students and others who assist in specific assignments.
Required Qualifications
Advanced degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
Strong background in pavement evaluation design and rehabilitation pavements materials characterization and pavement modeling with emphasis on data analytics.
Demonstrated experience in pavement data analysis and accelerated pavement testing and analysis pavement evaluation and management and lifecycle analysis.
Demonstrated experience in producing research results such as research publications and presentations.
Motivated to work independently or with little supervision in a fast-paced research environment.
Managerial skills to coordinate/supervise technicians researchers undergraduate and graduate level students.
Preferred Qualifications
Expertise in pavement rehabilitation techniques and material testing.
Quality control of pavement construction
Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Restricted
Salary Information
Starting rate of $75000; commensurate with experience
Hours per week
40
Review Date
4/8/2026
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
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Required Experience:
IC
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