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Senior Human Factors Transportation Researcher

7 months ago

Blacksburg, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full time

Job Description

Make a difference while working with the latest technologies in a field that affects the safety and quality of lives of almost everyone. Transportation is undergoing an incredible transformation as automated and safety-related technologies are introduced across one of the largest industry sectors in the U.S. You can play a part in saving lives by preventing heavy vehicle crashes and improving livelihoods by evaluating the implementation of automated technologies in heavy trucks. At the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), a world-leading research enterprise, we are working with government agencies, transportation and safety organizations, vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers, and others to overcome these challenges and improve transportation safety and performance on the world’s roads.
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The Division of Freight, Transit, and Heavy Vehicle Safety (DHVY), a research-focused group within VTTI, seeks qualified, experienced and ambitious engineering (industrial), human factors or traffic safety professionals with a strong background in psychology, safety, and/or vehicle technology.

This position seeks candidates that demonstrate significant project leadership and management experience in transportation research or related fields They have an aptitude for solving complex problems through application of advanced research and development techniques, and conducting research and publishing results in an ethical manner. Research projects range from driving simulator and test track experiments using a single vehicle to large-scale naturalistic driving studies that involve collecting data from hundreds of vehicles on public roadways. Research topics include, but are not limited to, driver behavior (distraction and fatigue), automated vehicle systems, collision warning/avoidance systems, and cybersecurity. The candidate must be interested in working with heavy vehicles, including commercial trucks, transit buses, and motorcoaches.

VTTI provides opportunities for professional advancement and a pay for performance structure.

SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: As a senior team member, the successful candidate will contribute to the conceptualization of research and proposal development with the objective of serving in both principal investigator and co-principal investigator capacities. The successful applicant will manage the day-to-day operations of research projects and conduct various project research tasks, including literature reviews, research design, research execution, data analysis, report writing, presentations, and publications. Experience with human factors research in transportation or related fields is required, and expertise in statistical analyses is preferred. The applicant must have an interest in improving transportation safety and be willing to work on multiple projects in a fast paced, demanding, and yet highly rewarding research environment.

Duties and responsibilities will include:
• Lead in the development of proposals and assist other senior researchers in the development
of proposals
• Perform and/or oversee literature reviews
• Lead and assist conceptualization and creation of work plans, protocols, and procedures
• Review, critique, and revise research plans and reports
• Coordinate and collaborate with subcontractors and interface with stakeholders and sponsors
• Maintain existing sponsor relationships, develop new relationships with potential sponsors, and solicit research funding
• Prepare and analyze data
• Interpret results and develop robust conclusions
• Write research reports
• Present and publish research findings, interfacing directly with sponsors to understand requirements and deliver technical presentations
• Interface with engineers, designers, and testing lab personnel to process data from vehicle sensors
• Must be able to work effectively independently as well as within multidisciplinary project teams as appropriate.
• Travel to research sites to collect data and/or conferences for presentations and networking (requirement fluctuates but will generally be