Research Associate, Center Transportation Research, Cockrell School of Engineering

Position: Research Associate, Center for Transportation Research, Cockrell School of Engineering

Job Posting Title

Research Associate, Center for Transportation Research, Cockrell School of Engineering

Hiring Department

Center for Transportation Research

Position Open To

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

FLSA Status

Exempt

Earliest Start Date

Jan 01, 2026

Position Duration

Expected to Continue

Location

PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS

Purpose

To conduct transportation-related research within the Center for Transportation Research (CTR).

Responsibilities

• Assist in management of research on funded projects in the fields of pavement and materials engineering and testing, pavement management, and data integration.
• Perform experimental testing in a laboratory as needed.
• Actively search for new research opportunities and lead the development of proposals and/or participate on a proposal development team with one or more assigned writing tasks.
• Conduct literature reviews, perform original research and/or participate on a research team under the general direction of a research supervisor; work directly with other researchers and students to support pavement materials engineering and testing, pavement management, and other relevant tasks.
• Work with large transportation-related databases; integrate data from local and web-based sources and develop a centralized, relational database to meet project requirements.
• Develop reports and presentations combined with the preparation of professional papers and journal articles.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• PhD in civil engineering.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing proposals, working with faculty, researchers, and Graduate Research Assistants to accomplish study objectives.
• Five years of work experience and/or graduate degree.
• Experience working with transportation agencies.
• Experience working with asphalt materials and pavement design.
• Proficient in working with relational databases and SQL.
• Demonstrated experience with programming languages such as Python.

Salary Range

$80,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office and laboratory conditions.
• Most work will be conducted in office and laboratory located at CTR or the UT School of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE).
• Work may require conducting field studies to obtain data, working at research sponsors facilities to access records, reports, and electronic data, and meeting with research sponsor staff to obtain information about proposed tools, processes, and methods.
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation or personal computer.
• Occasional weekend or evening work; work under stress independently or with peers to complete assigned work by deadline schedules.
• Occasional local, state, or national travel to attend meetings and make presentations.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• Letter of interest
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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