Openings
The Mobility Technology Research Group seeks qualified applications for multiple PhD, Master (thesis-based), Postdoctoral fellow and research associate positions under the supervision of Dr. Yili (Kelly) Tang, who is an Assistant Professor with join appointment at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Western Ontario (Western University). Kelly leads and co-leads over $3 million in national and international research grants and is the guest editor and reviewer in leading journals. She is a committee member of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and a standing committee member of AED20 in US Transportation Research Board. In parallel, Kelly has four years of experience as an algorithm engineer and researcher in industry on automation, robotics, and multi-agent systems, and has won over six awards in research and entrepreneurship. Her research studies have been published in top-tier journals in transportation engineering and science, economics, and energy domains. For more information about Dr. Tang and the research group, please visit https://www.mobility-tech.ai/
About CEE and ECE Departments at The University of Western Ontario (Western University):
Western U is one of Canada's top research-intensive universities and a member of U15 group, located in the City of London, Ontario. The CEE Department has been ranked # 1 in Canada and top 20 in the world for five consecutive years (Academic Ranking of World Universities). The ECE Department offers degrees in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering and Mechatronic Systems Engineering and hosts two Canada Research Chairs (Tier I), one Canada Research Chair (Tier II) and one NSERC-UNENE Industrial Research Chair.
Current Positions:
2024 Railway Resilience Opening: PhD
2024/2025/2026 Regular Openings: PhD, Master and Postdoc Positions
2024 Autonomous Mobility Openings: PhD Positions
2024/2025/2026 PhD Positions - Women in Transportation at MoTech Group
Closed Positions:
2023 Railway Resilience Openings: PhD and Postdoc Positions
Details of the openings can be found below.
2024 Railway Resilience Openings: PhD Position
Position Descriptions:
Candidates will conduct research on sensing data analyses, pattern recognition, time-series machine learning predictions, anomaly detections and relevant studies for predictive maintenance in railway systems. Summer 2024 enrollment opens to Canadian Domestic applications. Fall 2024 enrollment opens to both domestic and international applications.
Support and Timelines:
1 PhD position with enrollment in Summer 2024. All positions are with financial support as per university guidelines:https://grad.uwo.ca/finances/
Visiting researchers and exchange students are also welcome. Please email me directly for inquiries.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates are preferred to have a strong background in data science, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and transportation engineering, and should have strong interests and motivations for transportation research. Postdoc applicants should have strong academic records in the field(s).
Prior programming skills are required (Python and/or MATLAB and/or Java, and/or low-level programming language).
Experience in Linux and SSH.
Application procedures:
Interested applicants please follow the procedures below to send a single email with the subject [Canada 2024 Railway Resilience Applicant] to my Western University email:
Step 1: All applicants please check the admission requirements by the university and department. Please indicate in the first line of your email that “I checked the university admissions and meet (or will meet) the requirements.”
Step 2: In the email, please attach the following documents in .pdf:
1) one-page cover letter indicating your relevant background, interests and motivations. Please also indicate which department you are interested in (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering or both).
2) one-page research statement.
3) up-to-date transcripts (including Bachelor, Master and PhD transcripts if applicable)
4) CV.
5) one representative publication if there is any.
Please ensure to have the correct subject and complete application package. An email filtering scheme is set and thus incorrect or incomplete applications will not be received.
Deadline: March 15th, 2024 but Review of the applications will start immediately and on a rolling basis. Applications after the deadline may also be reviewed.
Future updates of this posting will be on the website. https://www.mobility-tech.net/openings
2024/2025/2026 Regular Openings: PhD, Master and Postdoc Positions
Position Descriptions:
Candidates will conduct research in one or more of the following field(s) for public transit, emerging transportation services and railway:
Economic analyses and behavioral modeling.
Operational research and optimizations of integrated and multimodal transportation.
Empirical studies and policy implications of carbon neural transportation and emissions.
Multi-scale spatial-temporal big data analyses and machine learning predictions.
Mobility automation and robotic multi-agent algorithms.
Some of the project details are available in the Projects page.
Support and Timelines:
I am regularly looking for PhD and Master students to join the research group (2024/2025/2026 intakes). Direct PhD application with a Bachelor's degree is applicable. All positions are with financial support. Accepted PhD students will receive a stipend package:
Research stipends at $27,000 - $35,000/year, vary for domestic, international tuition rate and academic records.
Research conference stipends ($1,000 - $5,000).
Individual research facilities ($2,000 - $5,000)
Postdoc Positions are available immediately for 12 months. Extension of appointment is possible with maximum 3 years subject to the performance.
Visiting researchers and exchange students are also welcome. Please email me directly for inquiries.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates with relevant background are all encouraged to apply. PhD and Master students should have strong interests and motivations for transportation research. Postdoc applicants should have strong knowledge and records in the field(s).
Prior programming skills (Python and/or MATLAB and/or Java) are preferred.
Application procedures:
Interested applicants please follow the procedures below to send a single email with the subject [2024 Transport Research Applicant] (if you are in Canada, please use subject [Canada 2024 Transport Research Applicant]) to my Western University email :
Step 1: All applicants please check the admission requirements by the university and department. Please indicate in the first line of your email that “I checked the university admissions and meet (or will meet) the requirements.”
Step 2: In the email, please attach the following documents in .pdf:
1) one-page cover letter indicating your relevant background, interests and motivations. Please also indicate which department you are interested in (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering or both).
2) one-page research statement.
3) up-to-date transcripts (including Bachelor, Master and PhD transcripts if applicable)
4) CV.
5) one representative publication if there is any.
Please ensure to have the correct subject and complete application package. An email filtering scheme is set and thus incorrect or incomplete applications will not be received.
Review of the applications will start immediately and on a rolling basis. Future updates of this posting will be on the website.
2024 Autonomous Mobility Openings: PhD Positions
Position Descriptions:
Candidates will conduct research on the optimization of operational strategies on multi-agent coordination and autonomous agents (e.g., autonomous vehicles, drones, robotic agents), economic analyses of multi-agent autonomous mobility management, and optimal travel time management.
Support and Timelines:
2 PhD positions, preferable enrollment in Summer 2024 and Fall 2024. Direct PhD application with a Bachelor's degree is applicable. All positions are with financial support. Accepted PhD students will receive a stipend package:
Research stipends at $27,000 - $35,000/year, vary for domestic, international tuition rate and academic records.
Research conference stipends ($1,000 - $5,000).
Individual research facilities ($2,000 - $5,000)
Visiting researchers and exchange students are also welcome. Please email me directly for inquiries.
1 Postdoc Position is available immediately for 12 months. Extension of appointment is possible with maximum 3 years subject to the performance
Required Qualifications:
Candidates are preferred to have a strong background in operation research and economics, or computer science/engineering, and transportation engineering, and should have strong interests and motivations for transportation research. Postdoc applicants should have strong academic records in the field(s). Postdoc applicants should have strong academic records in the field(s).
Prior programming skills are required (Java and/or Python, and/or low-level programming language).
Experience in Linux and SSH.
Application procedures:
Interested applicants please follow the procedures below to send a single email with the subject [2024 Autonomous Mobility Applicant] (if you are in Canada, please use subject [Canada 2024 Autonomous Mobility Applicant]) to my Western University email:
Step 1: All applicants please check the admission requirements by the university and department. Please indicate in the first line of your email that “I checked the university admissions and meet (or will meet) the requirements.”
Step 2: In the email, please attach the following documents in .pdf:
1) one-page cover letter indicating your relevant background, interests and motivations. Please also indicate which department you are interested in (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering or both).
2) one-page research statement.
3) up-to-date transcripts (including Bachelor, Master and PhD transcripts if applicable)
4) CV.
5) one representative publication if there is any.
Please ensure to have the correct subject and complete application package. An email filtering scheme is set and thus incorrect or incomplete applications will not be received.
Deadline: The positions are currently open. Review of the applications will start immediately and on a rolling basis. Applications after the deadline may also be reviewed. Openings may also end earlier if all positions are fulfilled.
Future updates of this posting will be on the website. https://www.mobility-tech.net/openings
2024/2025/2026 PhD Positions - Women in Transportation at MoTech Group
We seek talented and excellent women in transportation for PhD position with two openings.
Position Descriptions:
Candidates will conduct research in one or more of the following field(s) for public transit, emerging transportation services or railway:
Economic analyses and behavioral modeling.
Operational research and optimizations of integrated and multimodal transportation.
Empirical studies and policy implications of carbon neural transportation and emissions.
Multi-scale spatial-temporal big data analyses and machine learning predictions.
Mobility automation and robotic multi-agent algorithms.
Some of the project details are available in the Projects page.
Support and Timelines:
Two PhD positions are open for 2024 and 2025 Winter/Summer/Fall intakes. Direct PhD application with a Bachelor's degree is applicable. All positions are with financial support. Accepted PhD students will receive a stipend package:
Research stipends at $27,000 - $35,000/year, vary for domestic, international tuition rate and academic records.
Research conference stipends ($1,000 - $5,000).
Individual research facilities ($2,000 - $5,000)
Visiting researchers and exchange students are also welcome. Please email me directly for inquiries.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates with relevant background are all encouraged to apply. PhD and Master students should have strong interests and motivations for transportation research. Postdoc applicants should have strong knowledge and records in the field(s).
Prior programming skills (Python and/or MATLAB and/or Java) are preferred.
Application procedures:
Interested applicants please follow the procedures below to send a single email with the subject [WITM Applicant] to my Western University email:
Step 1: All applicants please check the admission requirements by the university and department. Please indicate in the first line of your email that “I checked the university admissions and meet (or will meet) the requirements.”
Step 2: In the email, please attach the following documents in .pdf:
1) one-page cover letter indicating your relevant background, interests and motivations. Please also indicate which department you are interested in (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering or both).
2) one-page research statement.
3) up-to-date transcripts (including Bachelor and Master).
4) CV.
5) one representative publication if there is any.
Please ensure to have the correct subject and complete application package. An email filtering scheme is set and thus incorrect or incomplete applications will not be received.
Review of the applications will start immediately and on a rolling basis. Future updates of this posting will be on the website.
(Closed) 2023 Railway Resilience Openings: PhD and Postdoc Positions
Position Descriptions:
Candidates will conduct research on sensing data analyses, pattern recognition, time-series machine learning predictions, anomaly detections and relevant studies for predictive maintenance in railway systems.
Support and Timelines:
2 PhD positions, preferable enrollment in Summer 2024. Direct PhD application with a Bachelor's degree is applicable. All positions are with financial support. Accepted PhD students will receive a stipend package:
Research stipends at $27,000 - $35,000/year, vary for domestic, international tuition rate and academic records.
Research conference stipends ($1,000 - $5,000).
Individual research facilities ($2,000 - $5,000)
1 Postdoc Position is available immediately for 12 months. Extension of appointment is possible with maximum 3 years subject to the performance.
Visiting researchers and exchange students are also welcome. Please email me directly for inquiries.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates are preferred to have a strong background in data science, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and transportation engineering, and should have strong interests and motivations for transportation research. Postdoc applicants should have strong academic records in the field(s).
Prior programming skills are required (Python and/or MATLAB and/or Java, and/or low-level programming language).
Experience in Linux and SSH.
Application procedures:
Interested applicants please follow the procedures below to send a single email with the subject [2023 Railway Resilience Applicant] (if you are in Canada, please use subject [Canada 2023 Railway Resilience Applicant]) to my Western University email:
Step 1: All applicants please check the admission requirements by the university and department. Please indicate in the first line of your email that “I checked the university admissions and meet (or will meet) the requirements.”
Step 2: In the email, please attach the following documents in .pdf:
1) one-page cover letter indicating your relevant background, interests and motivations. Please also indicate which department you are interested in (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering or both).
2) one-page research statement.
3) up-to-date transcripts (including Bachelor, Master and PhD transcripts if applicable)
4) CV.
5) one representative publication if there is any.
Please ensure to have the correct subject and complete application package. An email filtering scheme is set and thus incorrect or incomplete applications will not be received.
Deadline: December 20th, 2023 but review of the applications will start immediately and on a rolling basis. Applications after the deadline may also be reviewed.
Future updates of this posting will be on the website. https://www.mobility-tech.net/openings
Due to the large volume of emails, I apologize for not replying to individual inquiries.
Last update: January 13, 2024