Support the Development of Models, Analysis Techniques and Tools for Incorporating Sustainable Practices in Pavement Material and Structural Design Decision-Making

Due: May 1, 2025

$80,000

Description

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Sustainable Pavements Program is a comprehensive effort to advance knowledge and practice of sustainability in pavements. It focuses on incorporating life cycle thinking tools such as life cycle cost analysis and life cycle assessment into pavement material and structural design decision-making. The program aims to develop techniques for incorporating environmental impacts from all phases of pavement systems into life cycle assessment, develop models to evaluate life cycle impacts of impr...

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- Civil Engineering- Environmental Engineering- Sustainability

Grantor Contact InformationNadarajah Sivaneswaran, Phone: 202.493.3147Grantor Emailnadarajah.sivaneswaran@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: Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA and Washington, DC. Experience in sustainability/life-cycle assessment and life-cycle cost analysis is highly desirable. Additional URLs:

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/sustainability/

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/sustainability/hif17029.pdf

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pavement/sustainability/hif15002/hif15002.pdf

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=C0167