Senior level experience in ArcGIS or TransCAD Requires PhD degree from a regionally accredited college or universityĮxtensive transportation safety related research and academic publication experienceĮxcellent interpersonal and communication skills The project will be stationed at North Dakota State University in the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute.Įxecuting research activities for a rail safety assessment and improvement project for a corridor, including but not limited to consolidating and validating rail/road/grade crossing data in TransCAD, conducting highway-rail grade crossing safety performance and risk assessment research with statistical and machine learning modeling, writing journal papers and technical reports.Īssisting in managing a small team of assistant researchers (1 undergraduate and 3 PhD students) who will carry out this researchĪssisting advising 2 PhD students regarding to their research and dissertation progress.īeing responsible for frequent communication in the interest of common understanding, research progress, and effective mentoring with the adviser assigned to the candidate.Ĭontributing the best efforts to the program in which the candidate works, including gaining new research skills, contributing efforts to execute related projects, and concludes research project in a timely manner Position Description & Details: The Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) at the North Dakota State University invites post-doctoral applications to oversee a project to assess and evaluate rail safety performance and risk project for a transportation corridor. Job Listing URL: (new browser window will open)