Research Associate for Urban Mobility and Transit Lab

4 days ago


Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology Full time
Job Title: Research Associate for Urban Mobility and Transit Lab

Join the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as a Research Associate for the JTL Urban Mobility/Transit Lab, a dynamic research group that combines data analytics, behavioral science, and transportation technology to shape travel behavior, design mobility systems, and improve transportation policies.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage and run sponsored research programs, collaborating with public transit agencies, industry consortia, and other stakeholders.
  • Advise graduate students on research projects related to urban mobility and transit systems.
  • Develop and lead proposals for funding internal and external to MIT.
  • Perform spatial and network analysis, optimization, machine learning, statistical, econometric, or other relevant methods to support research projects.
  • Present research findings at industry conferences or through academic publications.
Requirements:
  • Master's degree or higher in civil/traffic engineering, urban planning, computer science, operations research, or a related field.
  • At least three years' experience in civil/transportation engineering, urban planning, computer science, operations research, or a related field.
  • Experience with spatial and network analysis, optimization, machine learning, statistical, econometric, or other relevant methods.
  • Ability to scope and deliver projects in or for public-sector transportation agencies.
  • Research interests focused on transit-centric topics, including transit policy, planning, and operations improvement strategies.
About the JTL Urban Mobility/Transit Lab:

The JTL Urban Mobility/Transit Lab is an interdisciplinary research group that brings together experts from various fields to address complex transportation challenges. Led by Professor Jinhua Zhao, the lab is part of the wider MIT Mobility Initiative, which fosters innovative mobility-focused research collaborations across the institute.



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