UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE TRANSPORT OPERATIONS RESEARCH GROUP RESEARCH ASSOCIATE An opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and ambitious researcher to join this leading research group located in a 5* department. The successful candidate will join a team working in the field of passenger transport policy and will work on two EC-funded projects, one concerned with the development of survey techniques for the analysis of long-distance travel behaviour, the other with the analysis of the socio-economic impacts of investment in transport infrastructure. The post would particularly suit someone with an interest in travel behaviour and / or public transport but candidates with expertise in other areas of transport studies are welcome to apply. The post is available immediately and appointment will be for 15 months (in the first instance) at an appropriate point on the RA1B scale (stlg17,278 - stlg19,293). Informal enquiries may be made to John Nelson (tel: 0191 222 6547) from whom further details may be obtained. Letters of application (including a full c.v. and the names and addresses of two referees) should be sent to Dr J D Nelson, TORG, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Newcastle, Claremont Tower, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, to arrive not later than 24th August, 2001. ************************************************************ Dr John D Nelson, Head of Transport Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Newcastle, Claremont Tower Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK Tel: +44 191 222 7936 Fax:+44 191 222 8352 TORG: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/torg