Research Professorship in Transport Planning

The Faculty of Engineering and Science at Aalborg University, Denmark 
invites applications for the position as full research professor in the 
field of Transport Planning at the Department of Development and Planning. 
The position is for the period 1. April 2001 to 28. March 2004. (Position 
No. 50002).

The position is jointly financed by Aalborg University and the Danish 
Transport Council.

The aim of the professorship is to consolidate the Department's Transport 
Research Group. Research carried out by the Transport Research Group is 
spanning over a wide area from policy processes and institutional issues 
within the sector, through transport planning and traffic engineering, to 
the design and construction of transport infrastructure. The research 
focuses both on the solutions and the problems created by traffic, 
transport and mobility. Traffic safety and environmental improvements by 
the use of technical, planning and organisational-institutional measures 
have a high priority in the Transport Research Group's field of activity. 
Research on impact assessment and evaluation of policies, projects and 
planning processes is also carried out by the group.

A specific research focus area is urban traffic, with a view to the growing 
problems of the cities as far as environment, safety and congestion are 
concerned. This requires a specific regulatory effort. The Transport 
Research Group carries out research on how to operationalise the objectives 
regarding environment, safety, mobility and accessibility for different 
modes of transport. The research activities also address the control 
measures that are appropriate for the regulation and management of urban 
traffic. Methods for an overall planning of all modes of transport, with 
the aim of distributing traffic areas and time given the objectives, are in 
focus. Special fields of activity include planning of road and path 
networks, traffic engineering - including traffic informatics - and safety 
of roads.

Candidates for the position should have a doctoral degree in Transport 
Planning with particular emphasis on a mathematical and engineering 
approach to transport planning. Applicants should have a professional 
profile with emphasis on technical planning methods and planning models. 
The action area of the research professorship could be urban traffic with 
emphasis on network planning, or traffic engineering preferably with 
emphasis on modelling of urban traffic flows. However, other action areas 
could be considered as well.

Candidates for the position are requested to submit their own proposal for 
a research theme within the framework of the job description. The research 
theme will be finally identified during the interviews with qualified 
applicants. All applicants that are considered qualified for a 
professorship will be evaluated by an expert selection committee. The 
Danish Transport Council will take part in these interviews.

Special importance will be attached to the applicant's having presented a 
wide range of original scientific publications at an international level, 
comprising further development of the subject area. Importance will also be 
attached to an assessment of the applicant's conduct of research leadership 
and other management functions as well as teaching experience.

Persons who do not speak any of the Scandinavian languages are obliged to 
learn to speak Danish within two years at a level where they can give 
lectures and student guidance in Danish.
The teaching activities of the Transport Research Group are related to the 
B.Sc. and M.Sc. study programmes in Engineering, primarily in Building & 
Construction Engineering and in Planning & Environment. Supervision of 
Ph.D.-students must be expected.

Further information may be obtained from Associate professor Anker 
Lohmann-Hansen, phone (+45) 9635 8374, e-mail: [log in to unmask]

The annual salary for the professorship vil be app. 490.000 DKK include 
pension.

An expert selection commitee will review all applicants for the position.

Applications must include a detailed CV and a list of publications 
indentified by number. Education and academic degrees should be documented. 
Publications and all materials to be considered by the expert selection 
committee must be submitted in 3 copies together with a list of all 
material submitted.

Applications must be received at the University by the morning mail no 
later than 1. December 2000.

Applications should be marked with Position No. 50002 and addressed to

Aalborg University
The Faculty of Technology & Science
Frederiks Bayers Vej 7F
DK-91000 Aalborg
Denmark



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