Montana Career Opportunity – Senior Communications, Networking and Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Associate, Engineer or Scientist – Montana State University

The Western Transportation Institute (WTI) is the nation’s premier university center for research on rural transportation issues. WTI was founded in 1994 by the Montana Department of Transportation and the California Department of Transportation in cooperation with Montana State University (MSU). WTI’s research focuses on rural applications of advanced technologies, transportation system-wildlife interactions, weather and winter mobility, highway infrastructure design and maintenance, and public transportation and mobility. WTI has research and demonstration projects in over 30 states. Located in the MSU College of Engineering, WTI has an annual budget exceeding $7 million and an 80 person interdisciplinary staff of students, professionals, and associated faculty from engineering (mechanical/industrial/civil/electrical), computer science, psychology, fish and wildlife, business, ecology and economics. For further details, please visit: http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/.

The Systems Engineering, Development and Integration (SEDI) Program at WTI researches and applies best practices to evaluate and develop software, hardware and communication systems for transportation. SEDI staff work closely with sponsors and others at WTI to put research into practice. The SEDI Program is team-oriented, hands-on, and focuses on application. Staff and student researchers apply their expertise in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Education to address transportation problems with advanced technology. Example past and present projects include: the Western States Rural Transportation Technology Implementers Forum, Redding Responder, MANETS for Rural Public Safety, Automated Safety Warning System Controller, Mobile Communications Briefcase, Portable TMC-TMS Communications Demonstration, Trailer Configuration and Deployment, Facilitating Special Event Congestion Management in Small Communities, Caltrans Communications PCB (Professional Capacity Building), Improve Communications Between TMC & TMS Elements in a Rural Environment thru a System that is Deployable Statewide, and Ant Colony Optimization for Transportation Optimization Problems. In Spring 2009, the SEDI program will greatly increase their capability with access to over 3000 square feet of new lab space including the Systems, TRAIL, and IT Labs. These labs will provide advanced communication capability to staff from lab to roadside, along with facilities for fabrication and prototype development, and advanced software and hardware development. Researchers in the SEDI program are also involved with the Lewistown Testbed and the WTI Human Factors Driving Simulators and instrumented fleet efforts.

Further Position Information: http://www.montana.edu/cgi-bin/msuinfo/fpview/p/1036-3