 |
 |
Apologies for resending this but the weblink in the previous version did not work -- this has now been corrected. Please pass this message on to people who might be interested. At the Transport Studies Unit we are hiring a Research Associate for a three year project on informal everyday mobilities in cities in Sub-Saharan Africa, and possibly in India and/or Colombia. The project will consider how and to what extent informal transport systems – (mini)bus, taxi, motorcycle/moped, tri/bicycle – enable upward social mobility and wellbeing for both end users and those, like drivers and operators, who provide such systems. It will combine multiple methods and data, including GPS data, interviews and ethnography, to explore a range of topics such as: • the relationships between formal and informal transport services; • the governing of informal services; • the inclusion, marginalisation and exclusion of certain providers, potential users and places; and • the effects on income, social networks, health and identity of providers, users and those dependent on both groups. The exact topics will be determined in consultation with the successful candidate and partners in the PEAK-Urban research programme. The project is part of the RCUK-GCRF funded PEAK Urban programme, in which various research groups across the University of Oxford collaborate with Universities in China (Peking University), South Africa (University of Cape Town), India (Indian Institute for Human Settlements) and Colombia (EAFIT University). See www.peak-urban.org<http://www.peak-urban.org> for more details. More information on the advertised post is available at https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=131874. Please direct any informal enquiries to Tim Schwanen ([log in to unmask]) The deadline for application is 12:00 pm on 3 January 2018. Dr Tim Schwanen Director of the Transport Studies Unit<http://www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/> Associate Professor in Transport Studies Fellow of St Anne's College Co-Director of the Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand<http://www.cied.ac.uk/> Co-Director of the Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities<http://www.futureofcities.ox.ac.uk/> Visiting Professor of Human Geography, University of Gothenburg School of Geography and the Environment University of Oxford South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, England PA: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Phone: +44 (0)1865 285503 / 285070 http://www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/people/tschwanen.html<https://owa.nexus.ox.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=cE0lJ-hLVUCMf6rwIYT7XUYwz0t0w88IRoq5z5WlYq0-zrpwWVyKJNWkkwbqyG1Mid8a2duVa0Q.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.tsu.ox.ac.uk%2fpeople%2ftschwanen.html> http://timschwanen.com<https://owa.nexus.ox.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=cE0lJ-hLVUCMf6rwIYT7XUYwz0t0w88IRoq5z5WlYq0-zrpwWVyKJNWkkwbqyG1Mid8a2duVa0Q.&URL=http%3a%2f%2ftimschwanen.com%2f>