Climate Data Analyst Fellow

The Climate Data Analyst Fellow position at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education involves working with the U.S. Department of Transportation to analyze transportation data and its impact on climate change. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, experience in data visualization, GIS, and programming (R or Python). The position is based in Washington, DC, and focuses on enhancing transportation policy through data analysis.
Organization

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

Reference Code

USDOT-2023-CDA

Description

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology coordinates the U.S. Department of Transportation's research programs and is charged with advancing rigorous analysis and the deployment of cross-cutting technologies to improve our Nation's transportation system. We are the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Office of Transportation Analysis (OTA). BTS is the Principal Federal Statistical Agency that provides objective, comprehensive, and relevant information on the extent and use of the Nation’s transportation system, how well the system performs, and the effects of the system on society and the environment. OTA compiles statistics and indicators on the Nation’s transportation system to inform policy development and investment decisions by DOT, Congress, federal, state, and local governments and the private sector. Are you ready to learn by working with federal leaders to provide our Nation with the accurate, reliable information we need to measure the accessibility and connectivity of the transportation network to our communities? Do you want to help DOT, planning agencies, and researchers of demonstrate the importance and role of transportation data and analysis for the Nation? Take an appointment with our team and learn how to analyze the impact of the transportation system. The research projects and developmental opportunity is currently available at the U.S. Department of Transportation. The first project will play an important role in that assists in planning and conducting a broad and significant range of studies to help understand the major issues in transportation with knowledge in climate change mitigation and adaptation, that identifies gaps and inconsistencies in transportation data and provides a body of research that can be used to develop Transportation Climate Data Program and Products to aid in DOT policy creation. This will also include to do an assessment/collection of transit infrastructure that has been impacted climate change activities (flooding, extreme temperatures). The second project would be to research and compile information about travel demand models from the States and Metropolitan Planning Organization's to develop a white paper on current practices/methods from a national standpoint. We’re interested in basic model information for regional and statewide transportation models. The appointment will be served within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Transportation Analysis, in Washington, DC as a Transportation and Climate Analysis Fellow.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree (master's degree desired) in related field required (preferably in Geography, Social or Behavioral Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Math or Statistics, Earth or Geo Science, Life, Physical or Environmental Science, Engineering, Business, Data Science, Data Visualization).

Demonstrated experience in data visualization – (tableau, socrata at etc);
• Demonstrated experience in GIS and spatial mapping
• Demonstrated experience with R or Python;
• Demonstrated experience linking various and transportation datasets;
• Demonstrated experience with Travel Demand Modeling/Forecast;
• Strong written and verbal communications skills;
• A self-starter with the ability to perform work with limited supervision and changing outcome goals;
• Knowledge of and interest in U.S. transportation systems; State DOT's and MPO's;
• Experience presenting results in a clear, effective, and attractive manner to inform next steps;
• Proficiency translating high level business requirements into detailed design specifications;
• Ability to work across various offices and work units to obtain information, collaborate on data-related projects, and validate findings and conclusions;
• Demonstrated experience on climate change mitigation and adaptation policy;
• Demonstrated experience alternative energy, and transportation statutes;

Point of Contact

Kristen

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• Degree: Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, or Doctoral Degree received within the last 60 months or currently pursuing.
• Discipline(s):
• Business (