PROJECT POLICY ANL 4 (Policy Director)
Company: University of California
Location: Davis
Posted on: March 20, 2023
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Job Description:
The NCST is one of many Centers and programs administered
through ITS-Davis. The NCST is a part of the University
Transportation Centers Program, administered by the U.S. Department
of Transportation. The NCST is led by UC Davis in a consortium made
up of University of Southern California, Georgia Tech, University
of Vermont, UC Riverside, California State University Long Beach,
and Texas Southern University. Its goal is to transform the
transportation system to improve environmental sustainability
nationwide by mobilizing innovative and accomplished research teams
and partnering with influential individuals and stakeholder groups.
The NCST supports a wide array of activities in the areas of
research, education, and engagement, and has an annual budget of $4
million in federal funding and $4 million in matching funds from
state agencies and other sources. The PSR UTC is administered
through the University of Southern California METRANS
Transportation Center. The PSR UTC is also part of the US DOT
University Transportation Centers Program. The PSR UTC is led by
USC in a consortium made up of UC Davis; UC Berkeley; UC Irvine;
UCLA; California State University Long Beach; the University of
Hawaii; Northern Arizona University; University of Nevada Las
Vegas; and Pima Community College. The goal of the PSR UTC is to
improve the mobility of people and goods throughout the region.
ITS-Davis supports the PSR UTC through an array of activities in
the areas of research, education, and engagement. ITS-Davis
receives an annual budget of approximately $250,000 in federal
funding via USC, and $250,000 in matching funds from state agencies
and other sources. In FY 2017-18, the Institutes of Transportation
Studies of the UC system (UC ITS) began receiving an ongoing $5
million annual allocation as directed in the Road Repair and
Accountability Act (SB1) passed April 2017. The UC ITS SB 1 funding
is split roughly equally among the four ITS branches with ITS-Davis
receiving approximately $1.3 million per year for the Statewide
Transportation Research Program. ITS-Davis allocates approximately
$700,000 per year for research projects and selects projects
through a competitive RFP process. All proposed projects must
address transportation policy questions in California and must
identify a government agency champion. Job Summary Reporting to the
faculty Director of the National Center for Sustainable
Transportation (NCST), the faculty Director of the UC Davis
Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), and the UC Davis
Associate Director of the Pacific Southwest Region University
Transportation Center (PSR UTC), the Policy Director (PD) will have
the primary responsibility for the external engagement activities
of the NCST, ITS-Davis Statewide Transportation Research Program,
and the PSR UTC at UC Davis, particularly linking policymakers to
appropriate expert researchers at UC Davis and the NCST partners.
The PD will be in charge of organizing and running policy forums,
webinars, briefings, and symposia to deliver research findings to
the policy-making community and practitioners. The PD will manage
the development and dissemination of policy-relevant communication
materials (e.g., policy briefs) and research reports. The PD will
contribute to various websites and social media accounts. The PD
will work closely with NCST funders to ensure Center research
benefits their agency and the broader policy-making and
practitioner community. POSITION INFORMATION Salary Range
$74,600.00/yr. - $141,000.00/yr. No. of Positions 1 Appointment
Type Contract Percentage of Time 100% Shift Hours Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Location Davis, CA Union Representation No
Benefits Eligible Yes Apply by Date 04/05/23 PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Keywords: University of California, Davis , PROJECT POLICY ANL 4 (Policy Director), Executive , Davis, California
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