ABOUT WESTERN

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ABOUT US

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is one of six academic units in the Faculty of Engineering. Faculty and staff in the department support and foster the educational and research pursuits of undergraduate and graduate engineering students, while providing the best student experience. The Department aspires to become one of the top Civil Engineering Departments in the world. It will do so by relentlessly pursuing excellent research, faculty profile and graduate and undergraduate education that engages students.
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Education:

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant area of focu

Experience:

• 1 year of work experience supporting research in a related technical fiel

Skills, Abilities & Expertise:

• Experience and strong interests in research related to multi-agent robotic coordination, sensing technology, machine learning, swarm optimization, and operational research on autonomous mobility.
• Solid coding skills and experience in backend and frontend development.
• Technical report and manuscript editing and formatting in journal and conference papers.
• Detail-oriented with an ability to function and process information with high levels of accuracy
• Ability to employ a systematic and efficient approach to work
• Personable and courteous in working relationships with colleagues, students, and the public
• Ability to collect and analyze data in an objective manner
• Familiarity with regulations and guidelines governing research
• Familiarity with methods for research design, implementation, and analysis
• Familiarity with experimental design and analysis
• Computer skills with the ability to learn and use software programs
• Intermediate computer skills in the Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to work independently and effectively as a member of the team to achieve department goals
• Verbal and written communication skills with the ability to document technical informatio

The Research Assistant will support research activities for both qualitative and quantitative projects, adhering to ethics protocols and guidelines. The incumbent will develop algorithms and data analyses for research related to robotic or transportation systems. The incumbent will conduct a literature review on autonomous mobile robotics and transportation-related research. Lastly, the incumbent will develop technical reports, edit manuscripts, and format journal and conference papers.
Qualifications

Education:

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant area of focus

• Recent graduates within 2 years and a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline -Preferred

Experience:

• 1 year of work experience supporting research in a related technical field

Skills, Abilities & Expertise:

• Experience and strong interests in research related to multi-agent robotic coordination, sensing technology, machine learning, swarm optimization, and operational research on autonomous mobility.
• Solid coding skills and experience in backend and frontend development.
• Technical report and manuscript editing and formatting in journal and conference papers.
• Detail-oriented with an ability to function and process information with high levels of accuracy
• Ability to employ a systematic and efficient approach to work
• Personable and courteous in working relationships with colleagues, students, and the public
• Ability to collect and analyze data in an objective manner
• Familiarity with regulations and guidelines governing research
• Familiarity with methods for research design, implementation, and analysis
• Familiarity with experimental design and analysis
• Computer skills with the ability to learn and use software programs
• Intermediate computer skills in the Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to work independently and effectively as a member of the team to achieve department goals
• Verbal and written communication skills with the ability to document technical information