RESEARCH POST: STRATEGIC TRANSPORT MODELLING
Department of Architecture
University of Cambridge
Salary: £27,319 - £35,646 pa or £36,715 - £46,510 pa
The University of Cambridge is leading the ReVISIONS research project, a consortium of six universities funded by EPSRC, to research how different patterns of spatial development of city-regions can affect sustainability. The aim is to understand how urban density, settlement size and spatial form may affect the potential for infrastructure technologies to improve sustainability. Further information about the ReVISIONS project can be found at www.regionalvisions.ac.uk<http://www.regionalvisions.ac.uk> Applications are invited for the following research position:
The role of this post is to create a strategic regional transport model that can be integrated with supply and demand characteristics for urban form and energy. It will be integrated with a regional spatial and economic land use model and an online user interface. The successful applicant will need to develop regional spatial planning and transport options in collaboration with non-academic partners. The aim is to use this integrated modelling framework to test options for spatial planning policy and infrastructure provision to identify the most sustainable combinations.
The successful applicant is likely to have a background in transport planning, geography, economics, or mathematics. Experience in transport modelling and GIS are essential. Knowledge of computer programming would be an advantage. Applicants should have proven academic ability, and an interest in researching the sustainability of the built environment within a quantitative framework, in collaboration with multi-disciplinary research partners.
For further information about this position and how to apply see:
http://www.regionalvisions.ac.uk/ReVISIONS/Jobs.aspx
Informal enquiries about the research can be made to Dr Tony Hargreaves +44(0)1223 760128
* Limit of tenure: 18 months or 31st March 2012 (whichever is the sooner)
Closing date: August 10th
Jacqui Bullock
Research Coordinator
Department of Architecture,
University of Cambridge
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