Centre for Transport Studies 
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research Assistant / Associate (4-5 months or part-time for 8-9 months):
Transport Infrastructure, Medical Technology, and Safety

The Centre for Transport Studies seeks a part-time or short-term research
assistant for an EPSRC funded project to evaluate the impact of road
infrastructure and medical technology improvements on traffic-related
fatalities and injuries.  

The key objective of this study is to conduct a statistical analysis of how
road infrastructure elements, such as lane widths, curvature, relative
capacity, and other features affect traffic-related fatalities and injuries.
The analysis will seek to control for demographic and other factors known to
also influence traffic fatalities and injuries.  One of these that will be
investigated in detail is the role of improvements in medical technology
over time.

We are seeking a research assistant to databases for this project and
perform statistical analyses.  The successful candidate should have
experience with large databases and the ability to write computer programs
in Fortran, Pascal or C++.  Experience with STATA or another statistical
software package is also desirable.

Applicants should have a Masters degree or a PhD with a background in
Transport, Economics, Geography, Regional Science, Planning, Public Policy
or a closely related field.  A multi-disciplinary background is an
advantage.  The successful applicant will work under the supervision of Dr.
Robert Noland at the Centre for Transport Studies. 

This is a temporary post of only 4-5 months duration (full-time) or longer
if part-time but not to continue beyond July 2002.  Remuneration will be at
the RA1A / RA1B annual scale of £21,620 (inclusive of London Weighting). 

Imperial College is the leading science and engineering institution within
the University of London. The Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering is widely recognised as one of Europe's centres of excellence in
Civil and Environmental Engineering. The Centre for Transport Studies is one
of the largest and most successful transport groups in the UK
(<http://www.cts.cv.ic.ac.uk>). 

Please send your application including your current CV and the contact
details of at least 3 referees to Dr Bob Noland either by email
([log in to unmask]) or to the address below:

Centre for Transport Studies
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
London, SW7 2BU
<http://www.cts.cv.ic.ac.uk>

The closing date for receipt of applications is 30 September 2001.