Job Description

College/Division

College of Engineering Technology

Required Application Documents

Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume, List of References

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 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.

Wage Band

115H

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)
• Geographical information system (GIS)
• Geogame and digital twin with Unity or Omniverse
• Global positioning system (GPS), GNSS and IMU
• Image processing and computer vision
• Asphalt binder modification, asphalt mixture design and pavement performance
• Asphalt pavement constitutive model and multi-physics simulation
• Geopolymer and novel construction materials
• High-speed train dynamics and simulation
• Operations research, optimization, network programming and routing
• Optical metrology for surface texturing and imaging
• Remote sensing and photogrammetry
• Drone mapping
• Surveying with total station
• LiDAR and Optical mapping
• Digital image correlation (DIC)
• Structural health monitoring (SHM)
• Nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDE)
• Transportation safety
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.

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
• Proficient in one of the software packages: PFC, VISSIM, ABQUS, COMSOL, MOOSE, LS-DYNA, optimization, TensorFlow, SAS, R, optical modeling

Department/College Description

Work Location

Hybrid — Remote/On-campus

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) College of Engineering Technology (CET), Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management, and Safety (CETEMS) is inviting applications for a Research Associate position. The start date of these positions is negotiable and can be as early as May 2026, but no later than October, 2026.
The responsibility of the Research Associate 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.