Postdoctoral Research Associate in Pavement Engineering

Position Summary

A full-time postdoctoral Research Associate position in Pavement Engineering is available in Dr. Kutay’s group in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Michigan State University. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing algorithms to estimate the investment that would be required to achieve certain highway system performance levels or to estimate the highway system performance that would result given various investment levels. The project that the candidate will be working on is funded by the U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The objective of the project is to develop a tool for FHWA internal use to compute the benefits resulting from potential highway improvements, quantifying three types of benefits to highway users (travel time, operating costs, and safety), benefits to highway agencies (reduced maintenance costs), two external dis-benefits (damage caused by vehicle emissions and damage due to carbon dioxide emissions) and remaining service life of improvements at the end of the analysis period.

Dr. Kutay’s team will work closely with the successful candidate to meet the project goals and help the trainee achieve their career goals. The appointment will be initially for one year with the possibility of an additional year based on satisfactory performance and continuation of funding.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate -Civil and Environmental Engineering

Minimum Requirements

• Applicant must have a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering or a closely related field.
• Applicant must have strong programming skills in Python and experience in Fortran.
• Applicant must have strong oral and written communication skills. 
• Applicant is expected to work well in a team setting and be highly self-motivated.

Desired Qualifications

• Research expertise in pavement analysis and design, pavement management and traffic engineering.

Required Application Materials

Applicants are required to submit:

• a research statement
• a CV
• three references with contact information

Together-we-will Statement

Special Instructions

For full consideration, applications should be received before June 10, 2022. Applications will be reviewed on a continuing basis thereafter until position is filled.

Review of Applications Begins On

06/10/2022

Website

https://www.egr.msu.edu/cee/

Department Statement

MSU enjoys a park-like campus with outlying research facilities and natural areas. The campus is adjacent to the city of East Lansing and the capital city of Lansing. The Lansing metropolitan area has a diverse population of approximately 470,000. Local communities have excellent school systems and place a high value on education. The MSU Civil and Environmental Engineering is committed to amplifying perspectives and stories by underrepresented and oppressed communities through engineering foundations and creating an inclusive environment for meaningful dialogue about ideas leading to solutions. Information about WorkLife at MSU can be found at https://worklife.msu.edu/.  

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.