In this research, we focus on improving accessibility for people who don’t own a car or can’t drive by investigating innovative solutions and interventions based on specific cases. On the one hand, we are examining locations in the Northern Netherlands that are less accessible without a car, for example, for work or recreation, such as Eemshaven (industrial estates and ferry service to Borkum) and the port of Lauwersoog (Wadden recreation and ferry service to Schiermonnikoog).
In addition, there are cases that focus more on the socially inclusive target group perspectives, such as free public transport for people with lower incomes and neighbourhood transport for people with capability constraints (e.g. less physically mobile people). For each case, we identify one or more interventions to improve accessibility and then study the effects directly in practice. The research contributes to a more efficient, sustainable, and inclusive mobility policy through sound, practice-based and (learning-based) evaluation research. In this position you will work closely together with a PhD student that also works on this research. In addition, you help further shape the research programme and actively gather and disseminate research ideas and insights to practice partners. If you enjoy doing practice-oriented research, are a strong researcher and have good communication skills (both verbally and written), and are not afraid to go out and connect with practice, then this research project is just right for you.
The position involves a limited teaching component in the form of support to our master course in Transport Geography as well as limited ad-hoc student supervision. Finally, we will explore the possibility to involve the postdoctoral researcher in the supervision of PhD-candidates and we encourage pursuing publishing and attracting research funding beyond the involvement in this particular project. In short, we try to accommodate the development of your own line of research.
