Research Associate and Research Assistant Positions (Intelligent 
Transportation Systems)


University of Nevada, Reno (ww.unr.edu)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Ranked among Top 50 in U.
S.)

The traffic program at University of Nevada, Reno has a research associate (
postdoctoral) position and a research assistant (for Ph.D. student) position 
open. The work and research will be about highway safety data and ITS data 
processing and analysis. The projects are funded by the U.S. Department of 
Transportation and the Nevada Department of Transportation. The successful 
candidates will join a rapidly growing research and education program. 
Research Associate (postdoctoral) candidates are expected to have a Doctoral 
degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Automation or a related 
field. Research Assistant (Ph.D. student) candidates are expected to have a 
bachelor degree or master degree in in Electronic Engineering, Computer 
Science, Automation or a related field. 

J-1 or H-1 visa for the research associate position and F-1 visa for the 
research assistant position will be sponsored. Anyone being interested in 
the positions could submit your resumes to Dr. Hao Xu through email haox@unr.
edu. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Hao Xu.

Dr. Hao Xu joined the faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno in the 
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering as an Assistant Professor in 
July 2013. He got his bachelor and master degrees in Automation at 
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and his master and Ph.
D. degrees in Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University. Dr. Xu’s main 
areas of research include Intelligent Transportation Systems, Highway Safety,
Traffic Operation and Control, Evacuation Planning and Management, and 
development of applications for transportation engineering.


Dr. Xu’s major ongoing and coming projects include:

PI, Assessing the Influence of Driver, Vehicle, Roadway and Environment 
Factors on Pedestrian-Turning-Traffic Crashes at Intersections, SHRP 2, $100,
000, 2015

PI, Development of a Comprehensive Crash Database for Nevada that can be 
used with AASHTOWare Safety Analyst, Nevada Department of Transportation, $
210,000, 2014-2016

PI, SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study Data Usage Guidance for Nevada, 
SOLARIS UTC, $57,000, 2014-2015

PI, Cost Allocation Study, Nevada Department of Transportation, $230,000, 
2013-2014

PI, Development of an Integrated Software Tool for ADA Compliance Data 
Collection, Management, and Inquiry, Nevada Department of Transportation, $
65,000, 2013-2014

CO-PI, Enhanced Prediction of Vehicle Fuel Economy and Other Vehicle 
Operating Costs, FHWA, $1000, 000, 2015 – 2017

CO-PI, Queue Storage and Acceleration Lane Length Design for Metered On-
ramps in California.  California Department of Transportation, $249,310, 
2013-2015.