Lecturer/Associate Professor in Urban Traffic Planning

Information about the research and the department
The mission of the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is to contribute to a sustainable society; it aims on a built environment which promotes health and wellbeing and quality of life, as well as being resource- and cost-efficient. Research reaches from need-driven basic research to applied research and is organised in seven divisions meeting around a number of key areas; water, energy, buildings, environment and transport infrastructure. Examples of activities in the area of transport infrastructure are new structures and composite materials for bridges, in-depth geotechnical knowledge to prevent landslides and problems with bridge foundations and tunnels, sustainability and energy aspects, the environmental impact of transport infrastructure including noise and vibration. One of the key activities in this area is the cooperation with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration on the E39 Coastal Highway Initiative where more than 10 PhD students work in different projects towards the vision of climate neutral ferry free link along the Norwegian west coast. Other key activities inside Chalmers University of Technology relevant for the open position are for instance SAFER (http://www.chalmers.se/safer/) focusing on vehicle and traffic safety aspects, the Centre of Excellence in Railway Mechanics (http://www.charmec.chalmers.se/) as well as the areas of advance in transport (http://www.chalmers.se/en/areas-of-advance/transport/Pages/default.aspx) and built environment (http://www.chalmers.se/en/areas-of-advance/builtenvironment/Pages/default.aspx).

The department is characterized by very good work environment where collaboration and good communication skills are very important. We place great emphasis on personal ability.

Major responsibilities
The lecture position/associate professorship in urban traffic planning focuses on research including aspects of:
- Mobility management
- Planning transport infrastructure including advanced traffic simulation
- Designing transport infrastructure with special focus on road transport

As Lecturer/Associate Professor, you are expected to stringly contribute with pedagogical and scientific expertise within these areas. You will lead and carry out parts of the basic education in urban traffic planning. Other important aspects of the position include providing information and communicating about research and current development in the subject area, planning research projects and cooperating within academia and with society at large. You are expected to be able to work both independently and as part of the teacher's team and a research team.

Main responsibilities of the position include:

- To lead, develop and teach courses within our basic education
- To supervise students in our bachelors’, master's and PhD educations
- To apply for and perform research
- To collaborate with industry and society as well as within academia, in Sweden and internationally

The applicant is also expected to take part in the building up process of a new research group on Urban Mobility Systems which is started as complement to the activities around transport infrastructures at the department.

Position summary
The position is a full-time permanent employment as lecturer or as associate professor, depending on the successful applicant's merits, to start as soon as possible.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20160226 and written in English.

To submit your application, please go to: http://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=4110
Application deadline: 7 November, 2016

For questions, please contact:
Professor Karin Lundgren, karin.lundgren@chalmers.se, +46 31 772 2256
Professor Wolfgang Kropp, wolfgang.kropp@chalmers.se, +46 31 772 2204
Professor of the Practise Anders Markstedt, anders.markstedt@chalmers.se 

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