Leveraging Big Data for Enhanced Pavement Management

Due: May 1, 2025

$80,000

Description

Pavement management relies on different types of data including inventory, construction history, condition, traffic, climate, and cost data. There is a wide range of technologies advancing at a rapid pace that allow highway engineers to measure attributes of the pavement network. This opportunity involves leveraging data science and deep learning techniques to enhance pavement management by exploring publicly available data, assembling datasets, applying physics-guided techniques, and incorporating findings into analysis methodol...

Award Ceiling$80,000

Eligible Applicants- PostDoc- Early Career Researcher- Senior Researcher

Additional Eligibility Information

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, color, age, gender identity, or national origin. Education and Experience Applicants must have earned a Ph.D., Sc.D., M.D., D.V.M., or academically equivalent research doctorate before beginning tenure. The Fellowships Office makes NRC Research Associateship awards at the postdoctoral and senior researcher levels. Postdoctoral Associateships:Applicants must have held the doctorate for less than five years as of the application deadline. Senior Asso...

Funding TypefellowshipCategories of Funding Activity- Data Science- Transportation- Engineering

Grantor Contact InformationNadarajah Sivaneswaran, phone: 202.493.3147Grantor Emailnadarajah.sivaneswaran@dot.govOther Grantor InformationThe NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP) are prestigious postdoctoral and senior research awards designed to provide promising scientists and engineers with high-quality research opportunities at federal laboratories and affiliated institutions. Conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Fellowships Office since 1954, these programs offer a comprehensive research experience through a rigorous selection process. The programs aim to: 1) Offer promising postdoctoral and senior scientists/engineers the chance to pursue self-directed research aligned with sponsoring laboratories' goals, 2) Enhance comprehensive research efforts of participating laboratories, 3) Provide recent doctoral graduates a platform for focused research collaboration with permanent laboratory staff, and 4) Foster professional growth by providing opportunities to gain skills, experience, and connections with leading scientists, ultimately enhancing career prospects in academia, industry, or government research roles. The programs provide mentorship, access to state-of-the-art facilities, and opportunities to influence government policy.

Additional InformationLocation: McLean, VA, 22101-2296. The selected candidate is expected to be an independent thinker and a self-starter with computer programming skills like Python. They will collaborate with FHWA and FEHRL’s BD-Pave effort. Additional URLs:

https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/rap/nrc-research-associateship-programs

https://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fellowships/afrl

https://www.nationalacademies.org/documents/embed/link/LF2255DA3DD1C41C0A42D3BEF0989ACAECE3053A6A9B/file/D13308589A09EC935FA87723EB963103495DB429AE7F?noSaveAs=1

https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/rap/for-applicants

Supporting Linkhttps://ra.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/opportunity.aspx?LabCode=27&ROPCD=270100&RONum=C0487

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