Pavement Research Assistant: Field Data & Modeling

tamus

United States

On-site

USD 42,000 - 54,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Tuition reimbursement program (if elig

Job summary

The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) is seeking a Research Assistant to support laboratory and field research, including experiment design, scheduling, data collection, and non-destructive pavement testing. This role involves managing student laboratories and providing technical support for research equipment.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field and offers opportunities to work with nationally recognized experts.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field.
No work experience required.

Responsibilities

Fieldwork travels and data collection (33%)
Equipment installation in the field, sensor setup, site checks, and removal (30%)
Assist in the design, planning, scheduling, and coordinating laboratory and field experimental works in support of various research projects (7%)
Program coding, machine learning algorithms, macros, & software development for data processing, analysis, and quality control (QC) checks (5%)
Data analysis, synthesis, quality checks, technical auditing/review, report writing, & documentation (10%)
Maintenance and management of research equipment and student labs (5%)
Computational modeling, finite element analysis, & numerical simulations (5%)
Laboratory testing and scientific measurements, as needed (3%)
Assist student workers and other junior technical staff, as needed (1%)
Assist and perform other duties, as assigned by senior researchers (1%)