Research fellow; EPSRC Funded CLEETS Project; School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Grade 7

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Location:

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822

Grade: 7

Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to November 2028

Closing date: 2 November 2026

UK and International Travel may be required for this role

The Global Centre for Clean Energy and Equitable Transportation Solutions (CLEETS) is seeking a highly motivated researcher with a background in transport modelling and data analysis to join a successful and growing research team at the University of Birmingham. CLEETS is an international collaboration between leading universities in the UK and the USA, aimed at enabling a sustainable and equitable transition in energy and transport systems (see: https://www.cleets-global-center.org/).

In the UK, the research is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Within CLEETS, Dr Dilum Dissanayake leads the Travel Demand Management and Clean Energy and Connected Vehicle (CECV) Adoption task.

• Work within specified research grants and projects and contribute to writing bids
• Operate within area of specialism
• Analyse and interpret research findings and results
• Contribute to generating funding
• Contribute to licensing or spin out deals with demonstrated commercial success (such as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and/or public understanding of the discipline or similar

The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary research team based at the University of Birmingham and will work closely with collaborators at Cardiff University and partner institutions in the USA. The primary aim of this role is to advance understanding of the societal impacts of transport decarbonisation strategies and energy system transitions in urban regions in both the United States (Great Lakes) and the United Kingdom (South Wales and the West Midlands).

The postholder will undertake travel demand analysis using attitudinal and stated preference data collected by the CLEETS team, with a focus on examining transport users’ awareness of environmental impacts and how this influences their adoption of sustainable travel choices. The role will also involve close engagement with a wide range of stakeholders to understand policy priorities at both regional and national levels.

Candidates must provide a CV with publication list and a cover letter indicating their motivation for applying.

• Develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research, with assistance of a mentor if required
• Contribute to writing bids for research funding
• Analyse and interpret qualitative and quantitative data on travel attitudes and perceptions relating to electric mobility, autonomous mobility, and mobility hubs.
• Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
• Disseminate research findings research seminars and conferences as well as writing research papers, book chapters and project reports
• Supervise students on research related work and provide guidance to PhD students where appropriate to the discipline
• Contribute to developing new models, techniques and methods
• Undertake management/administration arising from research
• Contribute to Departmental/School research-related activities and research-related administration
• Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader
• Collect research data; this may be through a variety of research methods, such as scientific experimentation, literature reviews, and questionnaire design (attitudinal surveys and stated preference…