Careers in Sustainable Transportation and Logistics
Typical employment positions that a graduate in this field may seek include:
Logistics engineers and managers
Transportation planners, engineers and managers
Positions in retail and distribution centers, state departments of transportation (like NYSDOT), airline, rail and shipping firms, freight forwarders and other logistics service providers
Third- and fourth party logistics (3PL & 4PL) service providers
Consulting firms, firms like IBM and Google, who are now active in cutting-edge transportation research and activities
A plethora of manufacturing and service firms that employ their own warehouses, fleet of trucks and privately operated distribution networks
Builds on the expertise of faculty in the Industrial and Systems Engineering department’s track record in military logistics, and extends the work to include adaptive and humanitarian logistics.
Researches futuristic connected vehicle-infrastructure systems where cyber and wireless communications technologies will provide endless opportunities to improve transportation safety, efficiency, resiliency and sustainability.
Researches transportation system sustainability including smart growth, alternative vehicle and fuel technologies, intelligent transportation systems, pricing incentives, green logistics, and alternative transportation modes.