Research Fellow in Road User Behaviour

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Leeds is seeking a Research Fellow in Road User Behaviour to tackle complex traffic problems through advanced data analytics and modelling. This role offers the chance to work with a cross-disciplinary team and contribute to impactful research in traffic psychology and safety.

Qualifications

• Ambitious researcher with interest in human behaviour and data analytics.
• Experience in traffic psychology or computational modelling.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large datasets and model human behaviour.
• Collaborate with researchers on traffic safety and efficiency.

Skills

data analytics

modelling

human behaviour

Education

PhD in relevant field

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Research Fellow in Road User Behaviour, Leeds

Client: University of Leeds

Location: Leeds, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 180a67481ed7

Job Views: 3

Posted: 14.05.2025

Expiry Date: 28.06.2025

Job Description:

Research Fellow in Road User Behaviour

Are you an ambitious and enthusiastic researcher with an interest in human behaviour and advanced data analytics or modelling? Do you have a passion for tackling complex problems such as traffic safety and efficiency, from their theoretical inception to their real-world application? Would you like to collaborate with a team of researchers who are at the forefront of research in traffic psychology, and who have in recent years pushed the envelope towards understanding and modelling how human road users interact with each other, with automated vehicles, and with the infrastructure?

Road transport is central to society all over the world yet remains severely negatively affected by problems such as crashes and congestion. These problems not only affect travellers, but also generate social and economic losses to society, thus requiring measures in the form of traffic policies, infrastructure investments and technological solutions. A better understanding of road user behaviour, based on real-world data and solid theoretical foundations, is essential for designing and evaluating effective interventions.

This Research Fellow position is a collaboration between the School of Civil Engineering and the University of Leeds Virtuocity centre for city simulation. Drawing on our broad cross-disciplinary research, you will be able to shape the research focus according to your interests, such as analyzing large datasets or computational modelling of human behaviour.

Whether you are a traffic psychologist or a modeller with computational expertise, you will bring your knowledge to assert your independence while supporting an agenda that emphasizes understanding human behaviour for real-world applications. You will join an international, cross-disciplinary team with extensive experience supporting early-career researchers.

The University of Leeds values research impact; your work can significantly contribute to solving challenges in traffic safety and efficiency, informing policy, infrastructure, and technology decisions.

This role is based at the University of Leeds campus with potential for hybrid and flexible working arrangements.