Postdoc in in Sustainable Mobility: Stakeholders, Synergies, and Upscaling - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The division of Systems Analysis and Economics at the Department of Urban Planning and Environment develop tools to help others make better decisions and policies, while at the same time contributing to science. The subject is interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary. It covers both theory and models for analysis of buildings, transport and communication systems at different geographical scales.

Job description

The Department of Urban Planning and Environment is seeking a PhD-qualified researcher to take a leading role in key parts of two ongoing research projects. The selected person will be situated at the Division for Systems Analysis and Economics (SAE) but also work in close cooperation with researchers at the Integrated Transport Research Laboratory (ITRL), a long-term interdisciplinary collaboration between KTH, Scania, and Ericsson with project support from a further constellation of partners

The selected postdoc will participate in two projects whose purpose is to develop a more sustainable and equitable transport system. The first of the two research projects, financing an average of 50% of the incumbent’s research time, is CIVITAS ECCENTRIC. The project aims to demonstrate and test a wide variety of policies and projects intended to improve the sustainability of urban transport, and to closely monitor their effects on key sustainability measures, and to make international comparisons across the five different implementation sites. The project is funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 framework programme. The postdoc’s role is to support project partners in evaluating their own sustainability measures, as well as lead Stockholm-wide evaluations and report the sustainability impacts and of the implementation process.

The second project, the remaining 50% of the incumbent’s research time, funded by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket), is “Toward Sustainable Electric Vehicle Use”. This project’s goal is to develop an integrated strategy for the development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The purpose of this strategy is to encourage a transformation from carbon-based mobility to electromobility does not undermine travel with other, possibly more carbon-efficient travel modes such as walking, cycling and public transport. The postdoc will carry out primarily qualitative studies on the constellation of stakeholders around electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the Stockholm region.

In both projects the postdoc will independently lead a large part of the project’s activities and communicate the results in both written form in reports and scientific articles, and orally at such venues as public meetings and international conferences.

The postdoc may also contribute in minor ways to the division’s teaching activities, up to a maximum of 10% of total time depending on what needs arise.

Qualifications

The incumbent should have a PhD in civil engineering, urban planning, sustainability policy, environmental planning, or other field related to the two research projects described above. The doctoral degree must have been obtained within the last three years from the application deadline (some exceptions for special grounds, for instance sick leave and parental leave).

The incumbent should also:

• Have knowledge of the built environment and specifically urban or transport planning, as well as experience conducting research in this area
• Have experience in qualitative research methods (e.g. interviews, focus groups, learning histories)
• Have experience in quantitative research methods (e.g. significance tests and regression modelling)
• Have a demonstrated track record of publishing in high-quality scientific journals
• Possess a high proficiency in English to be able to actively contribute to internal and international meetings in English and to write both scholarly and popular-science reports and articles

The incumbent should also be capable of:

• Communicating in both written and spoken Swedish with a broad constellation of stakeholders in Sweden, and to produce working materials in Swedish.

• Working independently, planning her/his own activities and managing a large part of a research project over a long time period
• Communicating and collaborating collegially with both internal and external partners by developing and maintaining well-functioning work relationships
• Clearly document results for both popular and scientific audiences

Preference will be given to candidates with the following additional qualifications:

• Knowledge of sustainable development and its implications for transport questions, as well as experience conducting research in this area
• Knowledge of electric vehicle acceptance and usage, as well as experience conducting research in this area
• Experience participating in part of a EU-financed research project

Great emphasis will be placed on personal competence and suitability.

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Application

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Your complete application must be received at KTH no later than the last day of application, midnight CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

The application must include:

• CV including your relevant professional experience and knowledge.

• Copy of the degree certificate(s) and transcripts of records from your previously attended university-level institutions. Translations into English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in one of these languages.

• Statement of purpose: Why do you want to pursue this position, what are your academic interests, how they relate to your previous studies and future goals; maximum 2 pages long.

• List of peer-reviewed publications.

• Contact information for two reference persons. We reserve the right to contact references only for shortlisted candidates.

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