National Center for Asphalt Technology Co-op Position (BSCI, BSEN, CHEN, CIVL, MECH)

Spring 2025: BSCI, BSEN,  CHEN, CIVL, MECH

Summer 2025: BSCI, BSEN, CIVL, CHEN, MECH

Fall 2025: BSCI, BSEN, CIVL, CHEN, MECH

Salary: $17.00 but increases with experience.

Job location: Auburn, AL

National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) at Auburn University – Co-op position.

NCAT is world-renowned pavement and materials laboratory located in Auburn, AL and is part of Auburn University. Our co-op students will be learning about asphalt pavements and materials. Our co-op students will help in conducting laboratory and field research projects. Our Co-op positions are for the laboratory and Test Track.

The National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) was established in 1986 as a partnership between Auburn University and the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Research and Education Foundation to provide practical research and development to meet the needs of maintaining America's highway infrastructure. NCAT was created to ensure this industry's ability to provide pavements that are durable, sustainable, quiet, safe and economical. We work with state highway agencies, the Federal Highway Administration and the highway construction industry to develop and evaluate new products, design technologies and construction methods that quickly lead to pavement improvements. 

Our Mission

NCAT’s mission is to provide innovative, relevant and implementable research, technology development and education that advances safe, durable and sustainable asphalt pavements.

Our Vision

NCAT will maintain its prominence as a world leader in asphalt pavement technology. Central to all its functions will be NCAT’s historic partnerships with NAPA, state transportation departments, the FHWA and all stakeholders involved in the asphalt pavement industry. NCAT will continue to be recognized for the quality of its research, training, education and technology transfer. NCAT will ensure the quality of its programs through a careful focus of its resources with emphasis in areas of national and economic need.

Our Core Values

- Provide for the well-being of team members and visitors by ensuring a culture of SAFETY consciousness through our attitude and actions.

- Provide an environment where all employees feel welcomed into an NCAT FAMILY that respects our differences and works together to accomplish the task at hand, where members have our full support and the value of the home family is recognized.

- Conduct ourselves with INTEGRITY by acting with honesty and fairness without compromising the truth, cutting corners or adding intentional bias.

- Conduct and pursue deployable and valuable RESEARCH and technical services that result in positive change for agencies, innovation for industry and an improved traveling experience for the public.