Community Transportation Integration Coordinator at InvestUP

Wayne State University; Michigan; On-site; USD 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Wayne State University is offering a fellowship for a Community Transportation Integration Coordinator for 15 months. This role involves tackling public transit challenges, enhancing accessibility for vulnerable populations, and promoting mobility equity in Michigan. The fellow will work with regional leaders and organizations to improve logistics and implement innovative mobility strategies.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits including dental, vision, and mental health support

Successful completion bonus

Access to CEDAM trainings

Access to sector conferences and industry experts

Qualifications

• Interest in public transportation and transportation equity.
• Ability to work collaboratively with regional leaders.
• Research and grant application skills for community-focused projects.

Responsibilities

• Improve transportation logistics and integrate new mobility strategies.
• Evaluate existing reports to assist with logistic strategies for rural communities.
• Research grant and funding resources for community mobility projects.

Job description

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Community Transportation Integration Coordinator

InvestUP has an open fellowship position for 2024-25! We are looking for candidatesinterestedin public transportation and transportation equity.

The Community Transportation Integration Coordinator fellow (the Coordinator), will work with our team for 15 months on projects that tackle public transit and mobility challenges with solutions inclusive of technology and innovation, ultimately improving the quality of life for residents.

The Coordinator will, at the direction of InvestUP, work in a collaborative effort with many regional leaders, organizations and non-profits. The Coordinator will improve transportation logistics and integrate new mobility strategies in the region to maximize connectivity between the Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport and the surrounding communities. The Coordinator will evaluate existing reports and studies to determine and assist entities in implementing logistics strategies that provide for greater accessibility and connectivity to rural communities and the general traveling public.

The Coordinator will consider recent data, reports and studies providing guidance on future strategies to strengthen the mobile connectivity of our rural communities. Specifically, but not exclusively, the Coordinator will identify where and how broader accessibility is achieved for a variety of travelers into and out of the region including:

• The limited mobility traveling public; senior citizens/residents, military veterans
  and individuals with impediments, including surrounding communities with a
  significant population of disadvantaged residents to provide better and more
  enhanced accommodations for ground travel throughout the region.
• The business professionals traveling in and out of the region; suppliers,
  customers, potential business customers, etc. establishing more convenient,
  efficient and accessible ground transportation options from Sawyer Airport into
  the surrounding communities and back to the airport.
• The EV travelers and car rental companies in need of utilizing EV charging
  stations and navigation in the surrounding communities. Including mapping
  out where strengths and weaknesses exist, identifying needs and resources to
  help resolve barriers to full EV accessibility.

The Coordinator may periodically be assigned to smaller, more targeted community mobility enhancement projects in the region as needed; school bussing efficiencies and motorized trail network connectivity for example.

For mobility and transportation activities identified, the Coordinator will research and, in some cases, apply for and facilitate grant or funding resources.

By participating in the MI Mobility Fellows Program, fellows will:

• Provide meaningful capacity support for host sites – transit, government, economic development offices, and emerging companies across the state.
• Participate in fellowship building and training, as well as additional professional experiences to develop skills for the long haul.
• Advance and grow mobility across the state of MI.
• Have an improved understanding of the mobility barriers.
• Engage in projects related to addressing mobility equity and ensure societal benefits.
• Receive $75,000 in salary for the 15 month fellowship period.
• Receive a successful completion bonus.
• Receive healthcare benefits that include dental, vision, and mental health support.
• Have access to CEDAM trainings.
• Have access to sector conference and industry experts.

Applications will be accepted through Friday, July 26th.