Principal Researcher: Transport Engineering/planning

1 week ago

Pretoria, South Africa MECS Africa Full time

South Africa, Gauteng - Tshwane (Pretoria)
- (Negotiable)

My client, a leading in scientific and technology research has a vacancy for a Principal Researcher: Transport Engineering/Planning.

The incumbent will provide technical leadership on projects and programmes in areas that include public transport service design, institutional capacity building support,multi-modal transport modelling, intelligent transport systems, and financing of transport systems.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Provide effective technical leadership in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency passenger transport research projects and programmes
- Develop new avenues in passenger transport research and development
- Lead the development of tool kits, simulation/forecast models and technology packages for effective deployment in the transport sector
- Promote a culture of scientific excellence in terms of both quality and delivery
- Assist the Research Group Leader (RGL) and Impact Area Manager (IAM) to construct and implement a business plan for the impact area (including strategy, goals, mission, HR, finances)
- Establish, build, manage and maintain mutually beneficial and credible stakeholder relationships locally and internationally
- Support the financial sustainability of the research group, through active networking, developing and managing client relationships, understanding client needs and aligning them with internal needs and capability
- Prepare reports, guidelines or other documents aimed at disseminating the results and outcomes of projects
- Provide guidance to researchers and mentorship to interns and learners
- Raise personal, team and institutional profiles through publishing original research and presenting at national and international conferences and workshops
- Ensure the quality and delivery of projects and publications in the group by means of technical reviews and quality assurance.
- A Master’s degree in civil/industrial/transport engineering, transport planning or applied mathematics, with at least twelve years’ field experience in one of the following:

- Transport planning
- Travel surveys
- Transport modelling
- Transport policy review,
- Transport decision support systems
- Demonstrated track record of generating impactful and influential professional outputs
- A Doctoral degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage
- Must be registered with a relevant professional body
- Good understanding of the transport sector in South Africa
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Ability to continuously disseminate research outputs in the form of technical papers
- Ability to innovate and generate new knowledge

For more information please contact:

- Lisa Baxendale

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