Surface Transportation Technical Group

University of Massachusetts Amherst Position: Postdoctoral. Research Associate in Driving Safety Research Thank you for considering University of Massachusetts Amherst in your search. Category: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Department: Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Location: Amherst, MA Posted: September 17, 2015 Type: Full-time Reference No.: R50029 About the University of Massachusetts Amherst: UMass Amherst , located in Amherst, Massachusetts, sits on nearly 1,450 acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, 90 miles from Boston and 175 miles from New York City. The campus provides a rich cultural environment in a rural setting close to major urban centers. Job Description: The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Massachusetts  Amherst (UMass Amherst) seeks a postdoctoral research associate in driving safety research. This  is a full-time, benefited position with funding for an ini

As part of the HFES Conference, the STTG business meeting will take place at 5:30 PM on Wednesday October 28th.  This is a great opportunity to socialize and network with researchers and students. This meeting has been a held offsite for the past few years with great success. To carry on with that tradition, we are organizing it offsite this year as well, and we look forward to meeting many of you.  Please see details below: What:  STTG Business Meeting Where:  Rosa Mexicano (800 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA) When:  Wednesday Oct 28 th , 2015 Time:  5:30 PM Cost:  $10 cash ( Free for first 20 students to RSVP) The meeting will take place at  Rosa Mexicano , just down the street from the conference hotel.  Heavy hors d’oeuvres and one drink will be provided during the cocktail hour at a cost of $10 cash. (This is a $38 value ticket subsidized for STTG members via support from STTG, UMTRI, and Realtime Technologies Incorporat

Stephanie Binder Young Professional Award, 2015 Sponsored by:  HFES-STTG (Human Factors & Ergonomics Society - Surface   Transportation Technical Group) Stephanie Binder was 35 years old when she tragically passed away in 2011. She was a human factors engineer at NHTSA and played a vital role in the Department’s efforts to combat distracted driving. She was the primary author of NHTSA’s overall driver distraction plan, and played a leading role in both of the USDOT’s Distracted Driving Summits. To honor Stephanie’s memory and her impact on the field, the Surface Transportation Technical Group (STTG) of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES) confers an annual Young Professional Award to a young human factors professional who demonstrates outstanding contribution to transportation human factors. *** Nominations are now open for the 2015 award. Qualifications: 35 years old or younger (as of date of nomination). Employed full time (in academia,