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Reports to: Dr. Ahsan Habib, Professor, and Director Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory

Department: School of Planning, and Department of Civil and Resource Engineering

Position Status: Casual full-time, maximum 35 hours per week, one year contract (renewable)

Location: The Project Coordinator is expected to be able to work from the CART Lab located at 5217 Morris Street, room 505, Halifax, NS, B3J 1B6.


Overview of DalTRAC:

Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC) is a multi-disciplinary research facility dedicated to the advancement of transportation engineering/planning research and practice at Dalhousie University. The unit aims to contribute to transportation studies, planning, and analysis at local, regional, and national levels. Currently, two postdoctoral researchers, 14 full-time graduate students, two part-time students, a programmer, and three project coordinators are working at DalTRAC.


Position Description:

The Project Coordinator will contribute to a variety of DalTRAC events and transportation projects. The position involves collaboration with team members and stakeholders in the participation, organization, and promotion of highly knowledge-intensive transportation planning research activities to help achieve project goals. Duties to be performed by the Project Coordinator will include but are not limited to:

  • Coordinating and implementing DalTRAC’s projects, including the Climate Action and Awareness Fund (CAAF) project – a large-scale, multi-city, multi-partner project for climate action research in the transportation sector
  • Coordinating and developing deliverables for Dalhousie University’s Subsurface Energy Research Program/Transportation and Infrastructure Study
  • Participating in the development of research proposals for competitive grant applications and transportation planning projects
  • Assisting in event planning, stakeholder workshop planning, and focus group discussions
  • Assisting in the preparation of technical reports, presentations, and posters for research dissemination
  • Collaborating with full-time graduate students in writing and editing manuscripts for scholarly publications in journals and conference proceedings (e.g., TRB Annual Meeting)
  • Assisting the Director in advancing DalTRAC’s research agenda
  • Assisting DalTRAC research affiliates, speakers, and partners in relation to project goals and objectives
  • Providing administrative support to ensure smooth operation of the lab
  • Maintaining financial reports, budgets, and deliverables for CAAF and other DalTRAC projects
  • Scheduling and providing support for meetings including note taking, preparing agendas, minutes, and follow-up.


Qualifications:

  • Undergraduate or graduate degree in urban planning, public administration, environmental science, management, or related program from an accredited university
  • Passion for transportation, urban planning, and related research
  • Strong competency in project coordination, time management, and attention to detail
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, including effective verbal/written communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships and partnerships
  • Strong ability to work independently to manage and prioritize multiple tasks
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
  • Sound behavioral competencies including teamwork, cooperation, innovation, leadership, communication, impact and influence, and valuing diversity.


Assets:

  • Previous work experience in project coordination
  • Financial management experience
  • Experience in an academic environment
  • Proficiency in GIS and the Adobe Suites.


Submission Guidelines:

The application should include a resume, cover letter, writing sample, and contact information for at least two (2) references by email to Jen Bell, Project Coordinator, daltrac.ops@dal.ca (cc. Dr. Habib, ahsan.habib@dal.ca). Application review will begin immediately. The deadline to apply is June 30, 2026.