Research Assistant

Position Title

Research Assistant

Requisition Number

8733BR

College/Division

College of Engineering Technology

Required Application Documents

Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume

Employment Category

Fulltime

Additional Details

In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to hr@rit.edu. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

How To Apply

In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff. Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number.

Required Qualifications

Education/Experience

Associate's degree in a related field and one year of related experience OR combination of related experience and education may be considered.

Successful applicants will have experience or degree(s) in one of the following areas.

• Advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS)

• Gas and air emission monitoring

• Information technology and database development

• Web programming and mobile App development

• Artificial Intelligence, natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning

• Connected and autonomous vehicles

• Disaster and natural Hazard assessment and management

• Discrete element method (DEM) and finite element methods (FEM)

• Thermal-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) multi-physics constitutive model

• Geographical information system (GIS)

• Global positioning system (GPS), GNSS and IMU

• Image processing and computer vision

• Asphalt modification, asphalt mixture and pavement performance

• Geopolymer and novel construction materials (epoxy resin, graphene, nanomaterials, nanotubes, fullerene, graphene, synthetic polymeric materials)

• Operations research, optimization, network programming and routing

• Optical metrology for surface texturing and imaging

• Remote sensing and Photogrammetry

• Drones mapping

• LiDAR and Optical mapping

• Digital image correlation (DIC)

• Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

• Vehicle and structural dynamics

• Structural health monitoring (SHM)

• Nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDE)

• Transportation safety

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or PhD degree

• Effective writing and communication skills

• Strong publication record

• Ability to work independently

• Ability to work with undergraduate and graduate research students

• Strong background in laboratory experiment or numerical computation

• Familiar with Matlab, C++, Python, Java, or other programming language, or proficient in one of the software packages: PFC, VISSIM, ABQUS, COMSOL, MOOSE, LS-DYNA, optimization, TensorFlow, SAS, R, optical modeling

Job Summary

Please be advised that this position is temporarily funded with the anticipated end date of August 15, 2025. The position may be extended, depending on funding availability.

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) College of Engineering Technology (CET), Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management, and Safety (CETEMS) is inviting applications for multiple Research Assistant positions.

The start date of these positions is negotiable and can be as early as August 15, 2024, but no later than December 15, 2024.

The responsibility of the Research Assistant position includes for the following functions:

• Performing and conducting scientific/engineering tests, experiments, surveys and/or programming

• Data entry, observation, collection, and/or organization

• Prescribed analysis and interpretation of collected data, and produces reports supporting analysis

• Maintain and operate lab equipment and space in support of research/engineering projects

• A small portion of the job may perform duties in the Researcher/Engineer track.

Summary: Provides limited, routine, and repetitive technical and non-technical support for a research/engineering project, team, lab, or facility requiring application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. Non routine decision making relies heavily on consultation with supervisor. Receives detailed instructions on all new work assignments. Works under close supervision and demonstrates independence as duties are learned. Duties are routine and structured. Follows protocols with little to no deviation. Solves repetitive problems.