Traffic Safety Researcher - Berkeley, United States - University of California Berkeley

University of California Berkeley
University of California Berkeley
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Traffic Safety Researcher (6257U) - SafeTREC About Berkeley


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Departmental Overview


ITS develops leading-edge innovations influencing movement of people and goods and advancing sustainability, economic health, and quality of life at the University of California Berkeley.


Founded in 2000, the mission of the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) is to inform decision-making and empower communities to improve roadway safety for all.

SafeTREC is part of the University of California, Berkeley, affiliated with the School of Public Health and the Institute of Transportation Studies, with additional partnerships with the Department of City and Regional Planning, Public Policy, and Transportation Engineering.

Our research is carried out by researchers and faculty at UC Berkeley with assistance from post-doctoral scholars, research staff, and graduate student researchers.


The Traffic Safety Researcher complex analyses across active transportation and safety programs, policies, and initiatives that are being developed at the California Department of Transportation.

Collaborates with other Researchers and Principal Investigators; and supervises data analysis duties of lower-level staff and student researchers. May also participate on local, state, or national activities and committees and other public forums.

This is a 2-year, 100% FTE (full time) contract opportunity the the possibility of extension and/or conversion to career.

Application Review Date


The First Review Date for this job is: May 30, Open Until Filled


Responsibilities:


Functions as technical lead for tasks on Caltrans applied research contracts on road safety management and pedestrian/bicyclist mobility projects; compiles monthly project progress reports; ensures work is completed in a timely and efficient manner.


Primarily responsible for researching, which may include:
(i) developing pedestrian and bicycle road management safety methods and tools which include spot, corridor, and systemic approaches; (ii) reviewing best practice for active transportation count data processing and writing guidance for California; (iii) developing California-specific safety performance functions or crash modification factors; (iv) developing a methodology for a speed-related crash monitoring program for Caltrans; (v) developing a context-sensitive approach to speed-limit-setting; (vi) crash data analysis to support research on the causes and mitigation of fatal and serious injury crashes.

Prepare reports, presentation, manuscripts, and guidance documents, including a summary of the background literature, visualizations, findings, and contextualization of finds.

Prepare progress reports for grants/contracts as needed.
Serve on professional committees related to traffic safety, road safety management, Safe System Approach, and potentially TRB committees.
Provide direction and guidance to lower level staff and graduate student researchers (GSR), and undergraduate student research assistants.
Help train, guide, and mentor project team members. Promote team building and cohesion. Analyze and resolve work problems or assists staff in solving work problems.
Plans traffic safety studies, including the preparation of proposals, selection of research design and determining sampling procedures.

Collaborate with other SafeTREC colleagues to identify research needs; work with Principal Investigators to identify funding opportunities and writes grants/research proposals for future work.

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