University of Texas
Research Associate, Center for Transportation Research, Cockrell School of Engin
University of Texas, Austin, Texas, us, 78716
**Job Posting Title:**Research Associate, Center for Transportation Research, Cockrell School of Engineering**----****Hiring Department:**Center for Transportation Research**----****Position Open To:**All Applicants**----****Weekly Scheduled Hours:**40**----****FLSA Status:**Exempt**----****Earliest Start Date:**Jan 01, 2026**----****Position Duration:**Expected to Continue**----****Location:**PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS**----****Job Details:**## General NotesAs a top-10 engineering school with the No. 1 program in Texas, the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has been a global leader in technology innovation and engineering education for over a century. The Center for Transportation Research (CTR) is a multidisciplinary and multimodal research institute situated within the Cockrell School. With 11 undergraduate and 13 graduate programs, over 20 research centers and a faculty community that boasts one of the highest number of National Academy of Engineering members among U.S. universities, Texas Engineering has launched some of the nation's most accomplished leaders and pioneered world-changing solutions in virtually every industry, from space exploration to energy to health care. Situated in the heart of Austin - named "America's Coolest City" by Expedia and "The Best Place to Live in the U.S." by U.S. News and World Report - the Cockrell School embodies the city's innovative spirit. Major companies with Austin campuses, such as Dell, National Instruments, Apple, IBM, Samsung, Google, and many others, continue to recruit Cockrell School students at a remarkable rate, launching thousands of successful careers and developing Texas Engineers into industry leaders.At UT Austin, we say “What starts here changes the world.”
As a member of the university community, you will be part of an organization that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will have meaning and make a difference not only in the lives of our faculty, staff, and students, but also those who are impacted by our first class academic and research programs.UT Austin, recognized by Forbes as one of , provides outstanding
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packages that include:* Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)* Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options* Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays* Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 7.75% employer matching funds* Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)* Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses* Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities* Tuition assistance* Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets* Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card* Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card## PurposeTo conduct transportation-related research within the Center for Transportation Research (CTR).## Responsibilities* Assist in management of research on funded projects in the fields of pavement and materials engineering and testing, pavement management, and data integration.* Perform experimental testing in a laboratory as needed.* Actively search for new research opportunities and leads the development of proposals and/or leads the development of assigned research proposals; and/or participates on a proposal development team with one or more assigned writing tasks.* Conduct literature reviews, conducts original research and/or participates on a research team under the general direction of a research supervisor; works directly with other researchers and students to support pavement materials engineering and testing, pavement management, and other relevant tasks.* Work with large transportation-related databases; integrates data from local and web-based sources and develops a centralized, relational database to meet project requirements.* Develop reports and presentations combined with the preparation of professional papers and journal articles.* Perform other related duties as assigned.## Required Qualifications* PhD in civil engineering.*Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.*## Preferred Qualifications* Experience writing proposals, working with faculty, researchers, and Graduate Research Assistants to accomplish study objectives.* Five years of work experience and/or graduate degree.* Experience working with transportation agencies.* Experience working with asphalt materials and pavement design.* Proficient in working with relational databases and SQL.* Demonstrated experience with programming languages such as Python.## Salary Range$80,000+ depending on qualifications## Working Conditions* May work around standard office and laboratory conditions.* Most work will be conducted in office and laboratory located at CTR or the UT School of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE).* Work may require conducting field studies to obtain data, working at research sponsors facilities to access records, reports, and electronic data, and meeting with research sponsor staff to obtain information about proposed tools, processes, and methods.* Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation or personal computer.* Occasional weekend or evening work; work under stress independently or with peers to complete assigned work by deadline schedules.* Occasional local, state, or national travel to attend meetings and make presentations.## Required Materials* Resume/CV* Letter of interest* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor**Important** **for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:** You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.
Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.**Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:** As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.----**Employment Eligibility:**Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.----**Retirement Plan Eligibility:**The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least #J-18808-Ljbffr
As a member of the university community, you will be part of an organization that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will have meaning and make a difference not only in the lives of our faculty, staff, and students, but also those who are impacted by our first class academic and research programs.UT Austin, recognized by Forbes as one of , provides outstanding
and
packages that include:* Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)* Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options* Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays* Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 7.75% employer matching funds* Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)* Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses* Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities* Tuition assistance* Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets* Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card* Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card## PurposeTo conduct transportation-related research within the Center for Transportation Research (CTR).## Responsibilities* Assist in management of research on funded projects in the fields of pavement and materials engineering and testing, pavement management, and data integration.* Perform experimental testing in a laboratory as needed.* Actively search for new research opportunities and leads the development of proposals and/or leads the development of assigned research proposals; and/or participates on a proposal development team with one or more assigned writing tasks.* Conduct literature reviews, conducts original research and/or participates on a research team under the general direction of a research supervisor; works directly with other researchers and students to support pavement materials engineering and testing, pavement management, and other relevant tasks.* Work with large transportation-related databases; integrates data from local and web-based sources and develops a centralized, relational database to meet project requirements.* Develop reports and presentations combined with the preparation of professional papers and journal articles.* Perform other related duties as assigned.## Required Qualifications* PhD in civil engineering.*Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.*## Preferred Qualifications* Experience writing proposals, working with faculty, researchers, and Graduate Research Assistants to accomplish study objectives.* Five years of work experience and/or graduate degree.* Experience working with transportation agencies.* Experience working with asphalt materials and pavement design.* Proficient in working with relational databases and SQL.* Demonstrated experience with programming languages such as Python.## Salary Range$80,000+ depending on qualifications## Working Conditions* May work around standard office and laboratory conditions.* Most work will be conducted in office and laboratory located at CTR or the UT School of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE).* Work may require conducting field studies to obtain data, working at research sponsors facilities to access records, reports, and electronic data, and meeting with research sponsor staff to obtain information about proposed tools, processes, and methods.* Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation or personal computer.* Occasional weekend or evening work; work under stress independently or with peers to complete assigned work by deadline schedules.* Occasional local, state, or national travel to attend meetings and make presentations.## Required Materials* Resume/CV* Letter of interest* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor**Important** **for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:** You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.
Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.**Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:** As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.----**Employment Eligibility:**Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.----**Retirement Plan Eligibility:**The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least #J-18808-Ljbffr