PhD in Climate-Resilient Urban Mobility

TU Delft, NL; Nederland; Híbrido; EUR 36.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

TU Delft is offering a four-year PhD position in Planning Climate Resilient Mobility Networks as part of the Horizon Europe CLIMACT project. The PhD candidate will develop advanced modelling and optimisation methods to assess and improve resilience of public transport and urban mobility against flooding and heat extremes.

Based in the Department of Transport & Planning, the candidate will work with SUM Lab and ORBIT Lab, collaborating with European partners and cities.

Formación

• Master's degree in a relevant field (Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science or related topics).
• Familiarity with climate adaptation, transport networks and behavioural science is valued.
• Ability to work in a project team as well as independently and take leadership and responsibility for research tasks.
• Willingness to communicate with scientific partners, companies and cities.
• Commitment to scientific excellence and impactful research, with excellent English communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Develop advanced modelling and optimisation methods to improve resilience of public transport and urban mobility networks under climate risks.
• Integrate climate projections, transport network simulation and behavioural modelling to assess system performance.
• Test methods through case studies and evaluate transferability across infrastructure, operations and governance contexts.

Conocimientos

Leadership potential

English communication

Team collaboration

Independent research

Educación

Master's degree in Applied Maths / OR / CS

Descripción del empleo

TU Delft is offering a four-year PhD position in Planning Climate Resilient Mobility Networks as part of the Horizon Europe CLIMACT project. The PhD candidate will develop advanced modelling and optimisation methods to assess and improve resilience of public transport and urban mobility against flooding and heat extremes.

Based in the Department of Transport & Planning, the candidate will work with SUM Lab and ORBIT Lab, collaborating with European partners and cities.