Use of Data Science in Asphalt Materials

Due: May 1, 2025

$80,000

Description

The Federal Highway Administration's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) is seeking a postdoctoral associate with expertise in applying machine learning to asphalt materials. The candidate should have specialized experience in laboratory evaluation of asphalt materials, relating field performance data to laboratory-measured data, data mining and database management, developing and interpreting artificial neural network approaches, and understanding performance specifications and the role of component materials in long...

Award Ceiling$80,000

Eligible Applicants- PostDoc- Senior Researcher- Early Career Professor

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- Asphalt Materials- Machine Learning

Grantor Contact InformationMaryam Sadat Sakhaei Far, Phone: 919 673 0323Grantor Emailmaryam.sakhaeifar@dot.govOther Grantor InformaitonThe 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: Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC), McLean, VA 221012296. Stipend includes a base of $80,000.00 and a $4,000.00 travel allotment, plus an experience supplement for postdoctoral and senior associates based on post-PhD experience years. 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=C0690

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