Research Fellow in Mobility Data Science

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Contract type: Fixed Term (48 months to complete time limited work)

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Would you like to be part of a major collaborative research programme to help tackle transport’s contribution to the climate crisis? Are you looking to apply your research skills to design transitions towards sustainable mobility systems? Do you thrive on working in an exciting and creative environment committed to making a difference?

Inspiring Futures for Zero Carbon Mobility (INFUZE) is a major £7.8m five-year research grant funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Working across the Universities of Leeds, Lancaster and the Royal College of Art INFUZE is seeking to achieve transformative change in how transport works, addressing the climate challenge whilst improving fairness and quality of life. INFUZE is an exciting new collaboration which will work with citizens and businesses to re-imagine our transport systems. The programme will build an increasingly ambitious suite of real-world trials with communities, transport providers and government partners. 

We are looking to recruit a driven and passionate researcher to lead our research activity on mobility data science. The candidate will work on bringing together datasets that describe the characteristics of places and the people within them, building a deeper understanding of mobility. This research will involve working with a range of data sources – from surveys and censuses to trajectories and transactions. We anticipate that the candidate will bring a strong track record in urban or mobility data science, and able to apply statistical, spatial, and machine learning methodologies where needed to gain deeper understanding of geographic systems. 

This role will be located in the School of Geography’s Institute for Spatial Data Science (ISDS), as part of the Mobility Science Lab. As well as working closely with Prof Ed Manley and Dr Roger Beecham, and the wider INFUZE team, there will be opportunities to engage with and contribute to research activities within ISDS, the Institute for Transport Studies (ITS) and the Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA). This role will benefit from close links to the datasets being collected through the ESRC Healthy and Sustainable Places (HASP) Data Service, launching in 2025.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/global-talent

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor Ed Manley

Email: e.j.manley@leeds.ac.uk

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