The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey seeks qualified candidates for the Senior Research Specialist position. The center’s research portfolio includes projects that address a broad range of planning and policy topics, including: regional planning, transit-oriented development, bicycle and pedestrian transportation, transit planning, emerging mobility options, human services transportation, environmental justice and equity, among others. The Senior Research Specialist will potentially lead projects as well as provide project management and research support on assigned projects.
Senior Research Specialist
– Key duties for this position include:
• Serves as a Principal Investigator on sponsored projects and programs
• Develops original research plans and ensures projects are completed according to work plans, on time, and on budget
• Develops and promotes research products
• Provides subject matter expertise and technical assistance to a variety of constituencies
• Implements appropriate research plans and methodologies while directly or jointly managing project teams
• Writes technical reports, journal articles, and other work products, and prepares and delivers conference presentations
Requirements:
- Applicants should possess a Master’s degree in urban planning, public policy, transportation planning or engineering, or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
- Requires a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of planning principles and practices and/or public policy development; quantitative and qualitative research methods and analysis; as well as article/report preparation and submission
- Requires excellent written and verbal communication skills and computer literacy
A Ph.D. in transportation planning or engineering, public policy, sociology, economics or other closely related social science field is desired but not required. Experience, knowledge and subject matter expertise in the concentrations metropolitan and regional planning; public and stakeholder engagement; and/or transit/paratransit planning and operations are also desired.
Preferred Knowledge and Expertise:
- Demonstrated interest in spatial and non-spatial data analysis and data management
- Research, evaluation and policy assessment using quantitative and qualitative research methods and tools (e.g., ArcGIS, Excel, MS-Access, State, R, SPSS, survey design, focus groups) applied to projects
- In-person and online outreach, engagement, and summit/conference planning
- Demonstrated technical and non-technical professional writing
job positing for salary range. These positions are part of the Alternate Benefit Program (ABP). Information on the benefits associated with the ABP can be found on the Rutgers University website at the following link: https://uhr.rutgers.edu/alternate-benefit-program-abp.
Interested candidates should apply via the internet through the Rutgers University office of human resources at the following link: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/170644
Rutgers is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.