Postdoc in Transport Policy Analysis

Job description

Urban mobility is changing rapidly due to new business models, and upcoming technological advancements like connected and automated mobility.

The Division of Transport and Systems Analysis at KTH is seeking a highly qualified candidate for a postdoctoral research position in Transportation Policy. The successful candidate will conduct research on policies related to on-demand responsive mobility, with the overarching goals of reducing transport inequalities, enhancing accessibility, and improving social welfare. The postdoc will employ methodologies such as activity-based agent-based modeling, social welfare theory, and distributional analysis. Case studies will be developed in collaboration with local transport agencies and mobility providers.

Qualifications

Requirements

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• Proven experience with the activity-based agent-based model MATSim
• Publications in transportation research journals
• Ability to fluently communicate in English (written and oral), will be required in the day-to-day work.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Preferred qualifications

• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline
• Knowledge of programming tools (e.g., JAVA, C++, Python)
• Familiarity with travel demand modeling and accessibility analysis
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality

Great emphasis will be placed on personal skills.

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Instructions:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copy of diplomas and grades from your previous university studies. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents have not been issued in any of these languages.
• Cover letter (max two pages long) with a brief description of your research background and relevant interests
• Representative publications or technical reports: For longer documents, please provide a summary (abstract) and a web link to the full text

Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the employment

The position offered is for, at the most, two years.

A position as a postdoctoral fellow is a time-limited qualified appointment focusing mainly on research, intended as a first career step after a dissertation.

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