Transportation Research Engineer

This individual shall have a minimum of a master’s degree in civil engineering, with a concentration in traffic/transportation engineering, and a minimum of 2 years of experience in highway safety and/or design research and/or practice. A Ph.D. in civil engineering, with a concentration in traffic/transportation engineering, may substitute for up to two years of experience. The individual shall possess strong knowledge of highway geometric design and its safety and operational effects, experience with developing and using transportation engineering software, experience in planning and conducting research studies, and strong oral and written communications skills.

The strongest candidates will have experience and/or knowledge in the following areas:

• A strong understanding of basic highway design principles.
• Highway safety analysis and related tools.
• Data-Driven Safety Analysis (DDSA).
• AASHTO’s Highway Safety Manual (HSM); particularly Part C (Predictive Methods).
• FHWA’s Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM).
• Safety/crash databases (e.g., FHWA’s Highway Safety Information System (HSIS); the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) data and Roadway Information Database (RID)).
• Performance-based analysis/design.
• Computer-aided roadway design.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data analysis.

Location: Turner- Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)

Government contract: Applicants must be U.S. Citizen or an alien who has been a Permanent Resident for at least 3 years and has a valid work visa. A security clearance may be required.