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Lectureship in Urban Engineering Systems
Centre for Transport Studies
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Imperial College London
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London invites applications
from outstanding candidates for a Lecturership in the area of Urban Engineering Systems, based in the
Centre for Transport Studies. The Centre for Transport Studies (www.imperial.ac.uk/cts) is one of the
largest and most successful transport groups in Europe, with a wide ranging and high quality
programme of research and teaching activities, and is the focus for transport research throughout the
College.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has an outstanding international reputation and
has consistently achieved the highest possible rating in all national assessments of research quality. In
the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise, it was the top-rated civil engineering department in the
UK; 95% of its staff being judged as world-leading or internationally excellent.
The focus of this post is on developing programmes of engineering research and teaching that take a
holistic view of urban systems including the built and natural environment and human activity and
behaviour and the relationship of these processes to the planning, management and operation of
underlying networked infrastructures including those serving transport, communications, buildings,
energy, water and wastes. Potential areas of work include:
* Interdependence and resilience of urban systems and infrastructures.
* Mitigation of the effects of extreme events, including natural hazards and human threats, on civil
infrastructure systems.
* Adaptation and renewal of legacy infrastructure and processes in urban environments.
* Application of smart systems and technologies to the design, management and operation of urban
systems and infrastructure
We particularly welcome candidates with a strong academic background in transport engineering within
the context of urban systems, but also with a vision and ambition to undertake work that takes an
integrated view of such systems and with the personal qualities to enable successful multidisciplinary
collaboration.
An application form and further particulars for the post are available online via
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment (select "Job Search" then enter EN20110297RS into
"Keywords"). Alternatively, if you are unable to apply online, please contact Mr Colin J Kerr,
Departmental Administrator, on +44(0) 207 594 6044, or email: [log in to unmask] to request
these documents.
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor John Polak (email: [log in to unmask]) or Professor
Washington Ochieng (email: [log in to unmask]).
Closing date for applications: 31 January 2012.
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Prof. John Polak
Chairman, Centre for Transport Studies
Director of Research, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lead, Low Carbon Cities, Climate KIC
Imperial College London
www.imperial.ac.uk/cts
www.imperial.ac.uk/civilengineering
www.climate-kic.org
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