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Postdoctoral Researcher - College of Engineering

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Posting Number: 2023997F
Position Title: Postdoctoral Researcher - College of Engineering
Position Type: Faculty
Location: Villanova, PA
Recruitment Type: Internal/External Applicants
Work Schedule: full-time/12-months
Department: 202-Civil and Environmental Engineering
Position Summary:
Dr. Chenfeng Xiong is seeking applicants for a postdoctoral researcher.

Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order. Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University’s mission. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University’s mission and values.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The successful candidate is expected to conduct research on two interdisciplinary research projects on transportation, environment, and health. The candidate is expected to work on data integration and fusion, develop theoretical and mathematical models, and empirically test those models with integrated and fused data. Development of data-serving APIs is also part of the work plan and duties for the candidate. The candidate will play a vital role in supporting the PI leading/managing a team of graduate and undergraduate research assistants towards project tasks, manuscripts preparation, drafting reports and quarterly updates, and presentations of project progress/main findings at meetings, conferences, and workshops. Teaching opportunities can be arranged if the candidate desires.
Minimum Qualifications:
The successful candidate must have:
  • A PhD degree in transportation engineering.
  • Demonstrated experience in transportation data analysis, network modeling, dynamic traffic assignment and simulation.
  • Demonstrated experience in programming and statistical analysis platforms such as Python, R, and Java.
  • Good communication skills
  • Strong academic records in terms of publications, research project experiences, etc.


The individual must be highly motivated with strong written and oral communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours:
Special Message to Applicants:
Posting Date: 01/31/2023
Closing Date (11:59pm ET):
Salary Posting Information:
Competitive.
Salary Band:
Job Classification: faculty

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