Principal Researcher: Pavement Design

SUMMARY:
Our client has a vacancy open for a Principal Researcher: Pavement Design

POSITION INFO:

Our client has a vacancy open for a Principal Researcher: Pavement Design within the Transport Infrastructure Impact Area of the Smart Mobility Cluster. The group plays a leading role in road construction materials, pavement design, road rehabilitation design and analysis methods, monitoring long term performance of roads and road material characterisation and assessment. This position is based in Pretoria.

 

Qualifications, skills and experience:

• Masters degree in civil engineering, a PhD in civil engineering is preferable;
• 10 years civil engineering experience specialisation in pavement design;
• A track record in attracting and securing funding to support a team and formulating strategies;
• Lead the research conducted by the group in areas such as performance modelling of road construction materials; pavement design;road rehabilitation design and analysis methods; and monitoring performance of roads.
• Registration 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;
• Must have good communication, presentation and writing skills;
• Must have the ability to work accurately, efficiently and independently as well as in a team;

 

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