Job Posting Title:

Engineering Scientist Associate, Center for Transportation Research, Cockrell School of Engineering

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Hiring Department:

Center for Transportation Research

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

As a top-10 engineering school with the No. 1 program in Texas, the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has been a global leader in technology innovation and engineering education for over a century. The Center for Transportation Research (CTR) is a multidisciplinary and multimodal research institute situated within the Cockrell School.

With 11 undergraduate and 13 graduate programs, over 20 research centers and a faculty community that boasts one of the highest number of National Academy of Engineering members among U.S. universities, Texas Engineering has launched some of the nation's most accomplished leaders and pioneered world-changing solutions in virtually every industry, from space exploration to energy to health care. Situated in the heart of Austin - named "America's Coolest City" by Expedia and "The Best Place to Live in the U.S." by U.S. News and World Report - the Cockrell School and CTR embody the city's innovative spirit. Major companies with Austin campuses, such as Dell, National Instruments, Apple, IBM, Samsung, Google, and many others, continue to recruit Cockrell School students at a remarkable rate, launching thousands of successful careers and developing Texas Engineers into industry leaders.

CTR fosters a culture of innovation, passion, and fun by encouraging staff members to actively collaborate to investigate the latest technologies, team up for charities, and celebrate successes together. CTR promotes a healthy workplace by helping employees achieve balance between their personal and professional lives in order to increase employee engagement, job satisfaction, and overall well-being.

Candidates will need to upload a resume, letter of interest, and the names of three references to apply for this position. If you are not sure that you’re 100% qualified, but up for the challenge – we want you to apply. We believe skills are transferable and passion for our mission goes a long way.

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes:  

100% employer-paid basic medical coverage 

Retirement contributions  

Paid vacation and sick time 

Paid holidays 

Please visit our Human Resources (HR) website to learn more about the total benefits offered

Purpose

The Center for Transportation Research (CTR) is seeking an Engineering Scientist Associate to join an enthusiastic and growing team of multidisciplinary scientists and programmers who are looking to make an impact in improving our transportation systems. The new hire will enable the work of CTR researchers, graduate and undergraduate students by supporting information technology (IT) activities needed to maintain our computing systems and software engines and by deploying data analysis and processing tools for their access by third parties.

Responsibilities

Support IT activities such as developing software containers, leveraging public or commercial cloud computing services, and managing databases.

Support researchers in the use of emerging data sources, the implementation of efficient data workflows, and the use of data analysis and management tools developed/adopted by CTR and its partners. This includes serving as an instructor/presenter/representative at workshops, conferences, or courses; making contributions to training materials and documentation; resolving user requests for assistance.

Contributing to the development and deployment of data models and advanced computation workflows to support research.

Support researchers in the development and deployment of production-level software tools as needed.

Document and disseminate work by conducting tasks such as maintaining a public resource of developed materials (e.g. source code, documentation); contributing to dissemination efforts led by others.

Provide technical contributions to projects, which includes: serving as the technical lead for projects, project functional areas, or specific project tasks; providing technical leadership in domain-specific challenges faced by group projects; supporting domain-specific challenges faced by group projects; and develop technical skills in areas of current/anticipated project needs.

Sustain external projects, which includes: serving in leadership roles on externally funded projects; identifying and developing applications for new projects; and assisting with the development of proposals.

Potentially assisting with the development of proposals and participate in team authorship of peer-reviewed manuscripts, conference papers, posters, and/or presentations.

Required Qualifications

BS in Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, etc.; or at least 4 years of related work experience;

Applied programming experience, including Python, R, C++, JavaScript, MATLAB, and/or SQL stored procedures.

Experience working in a Linux/UNIX command line environment including basic shell scripting

Experience with source control systems (e.g. Git).

Ability to communicate clearly and empathetically to deliver technical training and professional presentations

Strong interest in engaging and empowering researchers

Strong interest in enabling open, reproducible research

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Demonstrated ability to work and meet deadlines independently and as a member of a team

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Code implementation using Python

SQL database design and querying

Data wrangling and visualization

Research experience leveraging technology with civil engineering/transportation applications

Experience developing software for and using high performance computing

Networking and hardware interfacing for IoT/edge computing

Applied statistics and analysis experience

Research experience developing and using AI/ML/DL methods

Involvement in scientific communities

Experience with software carpentry and/or data carpentry

Experience writing grant proposals

Active leadership in funded research

Salary Range

$90,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Typical Office Environment

Repetitive use of a keyboard

Required Materials

Resume/CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.