Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

THE ROLE:
The Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (PDRF) will work on the Future Transport Zone (FTZ) programme, a £28.75 million project funded by the Department for Transport to trial innovative and sustainable ways to move people and goods. This is a multidisciplinary project in collaboration with the University of Southampton and Solent Transport, comprising Southampton, Portsmouth, and Hampshire County Councils.

The University of Portsmouth will investigate the travel behaviour change of the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) app developed in the FTZ project to reduce private car usage, making travel journeys smarter and greener within the Solent area. The PDRF will lead on the modelling, monitoring, evaluation and analysis of the travel behaviour change of MaaS. Applicants should have a PhD (or equivalent research experience) in transport and/or travel behaviour modelling/analysis. Proficiency in survey design, and statistical analyses using software is also required.

Informal enquiries can be addressed to Prof. Djamila Ouelhadj [email protected] ), mobile: +44 (0)7818453756.

This appointment is a fixed-term contract for 12 months with a possible extension to June 2025.

For internal candidates it may be possible to apply for this role under the Secondment Policy  . If you wish to apply as a secondee, you must have approval of your line manager in advance of submitting your application form. Please confirm in your application that your line manager has approved this.

DISCOVER THE ADVANTAGES OF JOINING OUR UNIVERSITY. WE OFFER A RANGE OF ATTRACTIVE BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Competitive salary, including incremental progression within your scale.
• Contributory defined benefits pension schemes – Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support and research staff and Teachers Pensions for our academic staff.
• Generous leave entitlement of 32–35 days a year, plus bank holidays, and an additional Christmas closure.
• Family-friendly policies supporting flexible working.
• Staff discounts and loyalty schemes.
• Staff car parking and discounted public travel.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• Staff wellbeing programmes.
• Long service awards and recognition awards, which are awarded to staff for exceptional performance.
• Recreation facilities, including discounted gym membership, food on campus schemes, use of the library and staff social activities.
• Discounted learning.
• Start-up business mentoring from expert entrepreneurs via our Entrepreneurs in Residence programme.
• The perks don’t stop there - click ‘apply’ for further information on My Reward and Benefits .

UKVI STATEMENT
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ED&I STATEMENT:
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Please note the closing date may be extended if required.