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Applications are invited for a McKnight Foundation sponsored postdoctoral associate (job code 9546) in the Mechanical and Industrial
Engineering Department (MIE) in the Swenson College of Science and Engineering (SCSE) at University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD).
The initial appointment will be for one year with further appointments contingent upon performance and availability of funding. This is a
12-month teaching and research position beginning January 3, 2023 or later with teaching duties (2 courses annually) in the MIE
department or other departments depending on candidate qualifications and need. The remainder of the time will be engaged in
research, with Dr. Turuna Seecharan, in the areas of, Sustainable Transportation, Human Behavior and Data Science, and Social and
Economic Sciences.

Required Qualifications
An earned doctorate degree from an accredited university in Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Management Sciences,
Behavioral Economics, Cognitive Engineering or any relevant field

Preferred Qualifications
•Solid background in human dimensions in engineering applications, data analytics, and social and behavioral sciences.
•Experience using R or Python.
•Highly motivated team player, passionate about teaching, fluent in English with good writing skills.
•Experience in driver behavior research and/or decision sciences.

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