Post Doctoral Fellow - Civil Engineering

University of Houston; Georgia; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston Civil Engineering department is seeking personnel with deep disciplinary knowledge and the ability to work on cross-field assignments. The role emphasizes leadership development, project supervision, and contributions to research and infrastructure-related initiatives.

Responsibilities include reviewing progress, proposing changes to procedures, and managing technical equipment, with opportunities to collaborate across teams and report on outcomes.

Qualifications

• Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization.
• Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization.
• Develops leadership and management skills.
• Receives/reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.
• Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental procedures.
• May be responsible for a single highly technical and complex piece of research equipment.
• May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.
• May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control.
• Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.
• May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels only in unusual situations.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Receives, reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.
• Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental procedures.
• May be responsible for a single highly technical and complex piece of research equipment.
• May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.
• May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control.
• Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.
• May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels only in unusual situations.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.

Job description

Department: Civil

EngineeringSalary: Commensurate with

Experience/Education

Description:

Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization. Develops leadership and management skills.

• 1. Receives/Reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments
  or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.


• 2. Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental
  procedures.


• 3. May be responsible for a single highly technical and complex
  piece of research equipment.


• 4. May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.


• 5. May plan for and assign personnel to projects under
  control.


• 6. Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.


• 7. May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels
  only in unusual situations.


• 8. Performs other job-related duties as required.

Additional Posting Information:

• 1. Develop and maintain software tools for infrastructure
  inspection, defect quantification, 3D visualization, and data
  management.


• 2. Implement and evaluate computer vision and machine learning
  algorithms for infrastructure assessment.


• 3. Support secure software deployment, cybersecurity compliance,
  system security documentation, testing, and evaluation in
  accordance with applicable government requirements.


• 4. Collaborate with research personnel and external partners,
  including participation in biweekly in-person project
  meetings.


• 5. Prepare technical reports, research publications, and project
  deliverables.

MQ: Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced
professional discipline or the highest level of general business
knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly
job-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a
recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the
type of work being performed. No experience is required.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security
sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal
Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.