Req #: 233664

Department: COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Posting Date: 05/14/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $6,726 - $13,694 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf )

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

In Spring 2023 the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) was awarded a Stage-1 grant under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program by the US DOT. The Urban Freight Lab (UFL) supported proposal writing and scoping of the awarded project, titled “Last-mile freight curb access: digitizing the last-mile of urban goods to improve curb access and utilization”, and will further support Stage-1 grant activities and provide key discoveries necessary to build the case for Stage-2 funding.

The Urban Freight Lab also received funding from the National Highway Coorperative Research Program to study Balancing Freight and Goods Delivery Needs in Designing Complete Streets, and the Health Effects Institute to Assess Changes in Exposures and Health Outcomes in Historically Marginalized and Environmentally Overburdened Communities from Air Quality Actions, Programs, or Other Interventions.

This position will support these projects with transportation engineering and statistical expertise.

This role will contribute to overall project progress and lead implementation of methodological components. This role will work closely with the project manager, PI, and students contributing to the projects; participating in project meetings and responding to project communications. This will include corresponding, at times, communicating directly with partners at SDOT, USDOT, HEI, NCHRP and other project collaborators.

This role will work with the PI to identify methodological approaches, and will then implement these methods. They will work with students contributing to the project and interpret results from analyses. They will present these findings in a number of contexts; in oral presentations, in written documents, and other formats as required by project work.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead research for UW-related tasks by overseeing technical project tasks such as (60%):- Model development from a statistics perspective.- Data collection, mapping, and baseline efforts for the study area including the creation of field observation methodology and training/supervision.- Analyze and synthesize key findings from existing datasets.- Develop interview questionnaires and survey instruments.- Lead analysis of proposed parking policies and survey responses to assess behavioral impacts.- Lead the technical assessment of all piloted technology.

• Represent the Urban Freight Lab at conferences and meetings (10%).

• Lead report and technical memo writing (10%).

• Support proposal writing through idea generation, scoping, and preparing written material (10%).

• Manage project tasks and schedules (10%). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Economics, or Statistics

• Four years of relevant experience, OR Equivalent combination of education/experience. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Research project management experience in area of urban freight Knowledge of curb management; complete streets current issues and context.

• Experience selecting and implementing analytical methodologies to transportation research questions.

• Knowledge of curb management technology.

• Knowledge of commercial vehicle operations and decision making.

• Expertise in statistical analysis and evaluation of modeling outcomes.

• Ability to engage with public and private sector stakeholders effectively. Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.