Research assistant in Transport & Health Economics

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Job description

The position as a research assistant is financed by the European Union, within the Urban Burden of Disease Estimation for Policy Making programme. The project will develop the understanding of links between urban and transport planning, environmental exposure, physical and health. More specifically, the project will develop an overall urban burden of disease impact assessment framework; identify health and wellbeing indicators; obtain exposure-response relationships for the environmental stressors and health outcomes of interest; review, evaluate and develop tools and guidelines for cost-benefit analyses; and calculate urban burden of disease estimates and socioeconomic impacts and monitor trends. The analyses will focus on nearly 1000 European cities and a set of environmental stressors. The research assistant will work on economizing these interrelationships, specifically in the context of the evaluation and development of tools and guidelines for cost benefit analyses. Specifically, the project seeks to advance the understanding of transport-related air pollution, noise, and other exposure factors for quality of life and health. The consortium involved includes the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, University of Cambridge, University of Utrecht, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, as well as the Health and Environment Alliance in Belgium.

Placement: Kalmar

Extent: The position is for 6 months, 50%

Starting date: May 2023 or according to agreement

Subject area: Transport & Health Economics

Requirements

The person qualified for employment should have a master degree or equivalent in economics, and a good understanding of transport economics and cost-benefit-analyses. Ideally, the candidate should have published in peer-reviewed journals within the field.

Assessment

The assessment takes note of knowledge in quantitative and qualitative methods and techniques. Additional merits for this position are documented proficient use of quantitative and/or qualitative methods, and knowledge of the transport and health field. We expect you to be fluent in English.

Application

The application (in English) should contain a CV, a personal letter of motivation, publication list and any other documentation that the applicant would like to present.

The deadline for the application is 2023-03-15

Further information

Head of department, Åsa Lindström ([email protected] )

Professor, Stefan Gössling ([email protected] )

HR-Partner, Kristofer Stahl ([email protected] )

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