RESEARCH
POST: SPATIAL MODELLING OF CITY REGIONS
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 Applications are invited
for the following research position:
The
role of this post is to create an interface between a socio-economic land use
model and the supply characteristics for urban form, energy, water, waste and
transport. It will incorporate regional spatial constraints and be linked
to an online user interface. 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 engineering, geography,
transport planning, economics, environmental science, or mathematics.
Experience and expertise in GIS and spatial analysis are essential.
Knowledge of geographic and geo-demographic statistics and computer programming
such as Java, C++ or C# 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
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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