Postdoctoral Associate

Koitecc Solutions; Baltimore, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Koitecc Solutions in the United States invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate within the National Transportation Center. The role focuses on research in connected and automated vehicles, cybersecurity, and data analytics to advance transportation engineering.

You will mentor graduate and undergraduate students, develop proposals, publish findings, and collaborate with DOT and NSF-funded projects.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. by start date in transportation engineering, applied mathematics, statistics, economics, CS, EE, ME, or related STEM field.
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML and statistical modeling; programming in Python, Matlab, C/C++, and other OO languages; experience with R, Julia, Stan, WinBUGS, etc.
• Experience with Connected and Automated Vehicles technology; mentoring Ph.D. students; managing multiple DOT/NSF-funded projects; strong publication record.
• Strong background in transportation engineering, smart cities and mobility, traffic safety, smart sensing, AI/ML, big data analytics, or applied statistics.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Research and Data Analysis
• Explore connected and automated vehicles technologies
• Cybersecurity
• Prepare Publications and Reports
• Mentor Graduate and Undergraduate Students
• Proposal Development
• Collaboration and Outreach
• Administrative and Compliance Activities

Skills

AI/ML

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

R

Julia

Stan/WinBUGS

Connected and Automated Vehicles

Mentoring PhD students

Education

Ph.D. in transportation engineering

Ph.D. in related STEM fields

Tools

Python

MATLAB

R

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Job Title

Postdoctoral Associate

Division

Divison of Academic Affairs

Department

National Transportation Center

Job Effective Date

12/01/2025

Job End Date

12/30/2027

Work Status

Full Time

Position Category

Contractual

FLSA

Exempt

Annual Salary

$50,000 - $75,000 / year

Pays

United States

Percentage Amount

100

Fund Source

Federal/Grant

Requisition Reason

New

Job Duties

• Conduct Research and Data Analysis
• Connected and Automated vehicles
• Cybersecurity
• Prepare Publications and Reports
• Mentor Graduate and Undergraduate Students
• Proposal Development
• Collaboration and Outreach
• Administrative and Compliance Activities

Requested Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• Ph.D. degree by the start date of employment, in the following fields from an accredited college or university: transportation engineering, applied mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and/or other relevant STEM fields.

Experience:

• Hands-on experience with AI/ML and statistical modeling and programming in Python, Matlab, C/C++, or other object-oriented programming languages, as well as R, Julia, Stan, WinBUGS, and so on.
• Experience with Connected and Automated Vehicles Technology
• Experience with mentoring Ph.D. students and managing multiple projects funded by DOTs and the NSF.
• Strong interest and self-motivation to perform cutting-edge research and overcome challenges in real-world engineering, and to publish high-impact papers.
• Strong background in transportation engineering, smart cities and mobility, traffic safety, smart sensing, artificial intelligence/machine learning, big data analytics, and/or applied statistics.

Other Preferences for Consideration

• Strong background in linear algebra, probability theory, and computational mathematics.
• Experience in developing machine learning models using Pytorch, TensorFlow, and/or other relevant packages/platforms.

Required Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae