Project Coordinator

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, ***email_hidden*** (cc. Dr. Habib, View email address on canada.jobradars.com). Application review will begin immediately. The deadline to apply is June 30, 2026.