Working for HSRC
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The UNC Highway Safety Research Center works to reduce deaths and injuries on North Carolina’s roads and the entire nation. The Center advances these goals across all surface transportation modes through a balanced, interdisciplinary program of research, evaluation, information dissemination, and training. HSRC works with communities and transportation professionals locally, nationally, and worldwide. We are a leader in the field of transportation research, embrace a safe systems approach, and are focused on safety for all.
Hiring: Part-time Temporary Engineering Research Assistant
This position will assist in conducting transportation safety research through data analysis and applications of statistical methods. This candidate may work on more than one project at any given time under different principal investigators and therefore must be able to adapt to changing environments based on project needs. Typical work may include compiling and preparing data for analysis, conducting preliminary analyses (e.g., preparing descriptive statistics), and regression modeling. This position may also assist in conducting field reviews, writing technical information such as methods used and results found (e.g. interpreting results), and preparing presentations. The candidate should be self-organized, be comfortable working independently, and communicate effectively with others. Experience working with crash data, roadway characteristics data, speed and/or volume data is ideal, and having a conceptual knowledge of crash modification factors is highly desirable. If the candidate is not experienced in working with crash data specifically, then related knowledge about or experience in surrogate safety or safe systems is required.
Learn more and apply by October 27, 2025.
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If you have questions about employment at HSRC, please contact:
Christina Terminello, MHRM
Human Resources Consultant
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
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