Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Architecture

Job Posting Title:

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Architecture

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Hiring Department:

School of Architecture

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2025

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Initial appointment is for two years and may be extended for a third and fourth year, subject to budget availability and performance. Fellow will be supervised by Dr. Junfeng Jiao with the opportunity to work with Dr. Dev Niyogi, Dr. Farahi, and Dr. Navratil.

Purpose

The Urban Information Lab (UIL) at the University of Texas at Austin is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to lead the development, implementation, and deployment of an Urban Digital Twin Model project. Specifically, in part one of this project, the successful candidate helps in developing a live fire incident map and air pollution and heat dissipation forecast model. The successful candidate will work across disciplines, mentor graduate and undergraduate students, join the Good Systems community, and get access to computing nodes at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC).

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of the Urban Digital Twin Model project.

• Write scholarly work.

• Present the results at conferences and seminars.

• Lead and develop funding proposals.

• Mentor graduate and undergraduate students.

Required Qualifications

• A Ph.D. degree in Urban Planning, Transportation, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related discipline. Ph.D. must have been earned within the past three years.

• Strong publication records demonstrated by peer-reviewed journal papers or peer-reviewed conference papers.

• Experience with machine learning tools and programming languages, including Python, R, C#, and/or C++.

• Demonstrable writing abilities through publications and good communication skills.

• Experience with client-server web programming and design.

Salary Range

$65,000 to $75,000

​Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• Cover letter

• Research Statement must be up to 2 pages, that includes: A. Qualifications that make the applicant particularly suitable for this program; B. Prior relevant research; And C. the applicant’s career plan

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Please make sure you meet all the required qualifications and you can perform all of the essential functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an