Research Assistant

1 week ago


London, Ontario, Canada Western University Full time

About Western:

About Us:

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is one of six academic units in the Faculty of Engineering.

Faculty and staff in the department support and foster the educational and research pursuits of undergraduate and graduate engineering students, while providing the best student experience.

The Department aspires to become one of the top Civil Engineering Departments in the world. It will do so by relentlessly pursuing excellent research, faculty profile and graduate and undergraduate education that engages students.

To view Western Engineering's Mission, Vision and Values click here.

Responsibilities:


The Research Assistant will support the research activities within one or more of the following transportation and traffic areas with focus a on disruptive technologies including on-demand public transit, connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, electrical buses, and shared mobility.


  • The Research Assistant will:
  • Conduct research literature reviews on the smart cities and emerging mobility infrastructures
  • Conduct case study research including data analysis, technical program summaries, and strategy design
  • Assist in technical report and manuscript editing and formatting, conference papers and technical reports
Please note this position may require remote and on campus work.

  • Qualifications
    Education:
  • Undergraduate degree in Engineering

Experience:

  • Experience working in the Engineering field preferreably in transportation, civil and environmental engineering, electrical and computer engineering, software, computer science, mathematics or related discipline.
Preferred experience in one or more of the following topics
(1) course learning or project experience in transportation and traffic areas.
(2) temporal-spatial data analysis
(3) backend development with data feeds
(4) mathematical modeling for optimization problems

Skills, Abilities & Expertise:

  • Detailoriented with an ability to function and process information with high levels of accuracy
  • Ability to employ a systematic and efficient approach to work
  • Personable and courteous in working relationships with colleagues, students and the public
  • Ability to collect and analyze data in an objective manner
  • Familiarity with regulations and guidelines governing research
  • Familiarity with methods for research design, implementation, and analysis
  • Familiarity with experimental design and analysis
  • Computer skills with the ability to learn and use software programs
  • Ability to work independently and effectively as a member of the team to achieve department goals
  • Verbal and written communication skills with the ability to document technical information

Why Western?:

Consideration of applicants will include an assessment of previous performance, experience, and qualifications. Applicants should have oral communication skills in English.

Western Values Diversity:

Please Note:

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
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