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Temporary positions are anticipated for lecturers in the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) under the umbrella of the Civil and Environment Engineering Department. A list of courses that may be available during 2024-2025 academic years is attached. An updated list is available on the department website at https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/courses-subject-code/ttp/. Courses will be conducted in person on the main UC Davis Campus in Davis, CA.

Appointment Date: Several appointments may be made each year. A selected candidate may be assigned only one course in any quarter.

Service dates are:

• Winter Quarter 2025: January 3, 2025 – March 21, 2025
  
• Spring Quarter 2025: March 27, 2025 – June 12, 2025

Duties and Responsibilities:
Teach one or more lectures and/or laboratory courses in ITS during the academic year.

Example of Courses:
An example of courses in Transportation Technology & Policy which may be available during 2024 –2025 pending availability of funding is:

TTP200 Travel Survey Methods (4 units) – Description of types of surveys commonly used in transportation demand modeling, including travel and activity diaries, attitudinal, panel, computer, and stated-response surveys. Discussion of sampling, experimental design, and survey design issues. Analysis methods, including factor, discriminant and cluster analysis.

TTP211 Energy & Transportation Modeling for Policy Analysis (4 units) - Development of energy and transportation models for policy analysis. Methods for modeling transportation, electricity, fuels, resources, and infrastructure systems.

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