It is our pleasure to announce the NECTAR Joint Cluster 2 and Cluster 3 International Workshop on “The role of planning towards sustainable urban mobility”, to be held at the Transport Research Centre, Brno, the Czech Republic, from 17 to 18 May 2016. The workshop is organized in cooperation with the network of cities CIVINET Czech and Slovak Republics. Find more info here.
Abstracts for a special paper session on “(Im)mobilities in the city”
The annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) will take place March 29 – April 2, 2016 in San Francisco. Abstracts for a special paper session on (Im)mobilities in the city – creating knowledge for planning cities in the Global South and postcolonial cities can be submitted until October 20, 2015. See here for more information.
4 new university academic fellowships at the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds
The Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds is now inviting applications for 4 new University Academic Fellowships. These are future leadership posts and so we are looking for people with an exciting research agenda, and an already established track record in their relevant chosen area of research. Applicants will need to demonstrate a sustained record of academically excellent, world leading, publications in top-rated, internationally facing journals and evidence of active participation in the successful generation of a number of small- to medium-size research projects:
Call for abstracts: Cluster 4 Meeting
We are pleased to announce the 2016 NECTAR Cluster 4 meeting on “Travel, migration, housing and labour market in a context of crisis. Lessons for the future”, to be held in Toledo (Spain) 6-7 October, 2016. Abstracts can be submitted until 15 February, 2016. More detailed information can be found here.
Job vacancy: Post-doc position in Twente
The Centre for Transport Studies at the University of Twente is looking for a postdoc researcher. The research will be part of the project “Accessibility, social justice and transport emission impacts of transit-oriented development”, coordinated by the University of Twente. We are looking for a researcher with a PhD degree (or who will receive a PhD degree mid-2015 at the latest) in the fields of civil engineering, geography, urban/regional economics, or related disciplines. The candidate should be motivated and enthusiastic by working in a multidisciplinary environment, and have proven experience with quantitative travel behaviour research, transport modelling, GIS analysis, accessibility analysis and/or stated choice analysis. Good skills in written and spoken English are required, and Portuguese language skills are desirable. We offer a very challenging full-time position for three years in an inspiring multidisciplinary and international environment. Further information can be found here: https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UT/vacancy/28187/lang/nl/
Job vacancy: Transport Analyst – Railways (OECD)
The OECD is recruiting a transport analyst with a focus on rail transport. More information can be found here: https://oecd.taleo.net/careersection/ext/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=09805
Job vacancy at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Job vacancy at University of Gothenburg
The University of Gothenburg now recruits a Professor in Business Administration with a focus on Urban Freight Transport and Logistics with closing date for applications on 28th of April. Please read the advertisement at:
Special session at WCTR 2016: Call for abstracts
The NECTAR Cluster 7 (Transport and security) and the WCTR interest group G5 organize jointly a special session at the 14th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR). The conference will take place in Shanghai (China) 10-16 July 2016. Abstracts for the special session can be submitted until 15 March 2015. More information can be found here: CFP – SIGG5
Special Session at ERSA 2015: Call for abstracts
NECTAR Cluster 6 (Accessibility) will organize a special session at ERSA 2015 (Lisbon, 25-28 August) on New Data and Methods In Accessibility Analysis. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 2 March. More information can be found here: ERSA-NECTAR Cluster 6