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Posting Summary
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.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
Number of Vacancies
2
Job Open Date
10/28/2025
Application Review Date
Job Close Date
12/10/2026
Special Instructions to Applicant
Please enter two professional references on the References page of the application.
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Ranking Criteria
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Minimum Requests
2
Maximum Requests
3
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Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Do you have hands-on experience with AI/ML, statistical modeling, and programming in languages such as Python, Matlab, C/C++, R, Julia, Stan, or WinBUGS?
- * Do you have experience with Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) technology and related smart sensing applications?
- * Have you mentored Ph.D. students or managed multiple research projects funded by organizations such as the Department of Transportation (DOT) or the National Science Foundation (NSF)?
- * Do you have a strong background in transportation engineering, traffic safety, smart cities and mobility, and big data analytics?
- * Are you self-motivated to conduct cutting-edge research, overcome real-world engineering challenges, and publish high-impact papers?
- * Are you a current, past, or retired Morgan State University employee? Are you a current, past, or retired State employee? If YES to current, past, or retired STATE employee, please state the agency. If not applicable, put N/A.
(Open Ended Question) - * How did you hear about this career opportunity?
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Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
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