Post Doctoral Associate - Rail
Company: Rutgers University
Location: Piscataway
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Posting Summary Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey,
with the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (
CAIT ) is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate. This position reports
to Professor Xiang Liu and will work independently with clearly
defined research objectives associated with projects. The qualified
candidate will have the following responsibilities: · Coordinates
internal resources and third parties for the successful execution
of projects · Track project performance to analyze the successful
completion of short- and long-term goals · Meet budgetary
objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on
financial analysis · Directly oversees work done by other team
members and students · Responsible for the interviewing and hiring
of additional team members as needed · Performs quality control and
quality assurance on projects through expert knowledge of rail and
transit engineering · Writes technical reports and contributes to
preparation of journal articles and prepares conference
presentations · Updates related research knowledge by participating
in educational opportunities; reading professional publications;
maintaining personal networks; participating in professional
organizations. · Use and continually develop leadership skills The
position also assumes collaboration with a group of researchers and
graduate students from both academic and industrial partners. The
candidate will be responsible for project reporting related to
his/her research activities, supervision of graduate students,
preparation of research proposals and publications, and
presentations at professional and research conferences and
meetings. The candidate is expected to have strong expertise in
rail and transit transportation and engineering The candidate may
be required to travel independently to various locations in the
U.S. and work offsite without any manager supervision. In addition,
the employee will demonstrate a leadership role in forming and
maintaining productive working relationships, and the ability to
work autonomously in the prescribed duties, as well cooperatively
with CAIT’s faculty and staff in general. Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge and experience with the following are strongly preferred:
· Scientific analytical techniques and their application ·
Experience in implementation of quality assurance/quality control
research operations and reporting · Conceptual modeling and
creation of innovation ideas · Familiarity with data analytics,
computer vision and machine learning algorithms. · Information
dissemination and decision-support services · Policy related
analysis and investigation · Previous interactions with
transportation funding agencies and consultants
Keywords: Rutgers University, Trenton , Post Doctoral Associate - Rail, Science, Research & Development , Piscataway, New Jersey
