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The University of Alabama Transportation Research Economist in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Requirements for this position are a Masters Degree in Economics and a minimum of three (3) years of experience in a transportation field position, including conducting and publishing transportation policy research. Experience in transportation cost-benefit analysis and economic impact analysis, project-leading and managing transportation-related projects, managing databases, performing data collection and analysis, and developing econometric and statistical modeling using statistical analysis software such as R, SAS, Stata, Matlab, etc. is also required. Conduct research on different transportation-related topics including transportation policy, safety, mobility,funding, etc. for presentations and conferences, publications in peer-reviewed journals, development of researchreports, and other engagements; Lead or support research projects and collaborate on interdisciplinary researchteams; Analyze the costs, benefits, and economic impacts of transportation projects; Produce written reports,memoranda, and spreadsheet models; Manage work on short and long-term projects; Collaborate with state andlocal governmental and transportation agencies such as the Alabama Department of Transportation, AlabamaLeague of Municipalities, transportation planning organizations, the City of Tuscaloosa, and others; Engage inproposal and research grant writing process; and Produce high impact scholarly products (e.g., journal articlesand conference presentations) on transportation-related topics
Apply online at: Careers at University of Alabama (ua.edu)
Email resume to:jason.wright@ua.edu