Call for Applications – Goethe International Postdoc Programme (GO‐IN)
Postdoc position in Transport and/or Mobility
Research area: Humanities & Social Sciences
Frankfurt, Germany
At the department of Human Geography, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, a postdoc fellowship in sustainable transport/mobility research as part of the Goethe International Postdoc Programme (GO‐IN) is available, starting in September, 2013 for a 12‐24 month period.
For the application a research proposal is expected. The proposal should relate to sustainable transport by at least one of the topics (1) understanding travel behaviour dynamics, (2) urban form, accessibility and transport or (3) travel demand / mobility management. Additionally, (4) a topic related to climate change mitigation by transport options would be of interest (for further information on the group’s projects, please visit
http://www.geo.unifrankfurt.de/ifh/mobilitaet/mobility/index.html
Eligibility criteria:
– full‐time research experience of minimum 4 years (incl. the phase of the PhD) and max. 10 years, part-time experience is to be converted into full‐time equivalent
– applicants may not have spent more than 6 months in Germany in the past three years
– completeness of the application form and further documents
– applying for a time span between 12 and 24 months
– the applicant’s research project generally fits into our research profile
Call deadline:
May 31, 2013, 24:00; Fellowships start September 2013.
Contact person: Prof. Martin Lanzendorf.
Email: Lanzendorf@geo.uni‐frankfurt.de
Phone +49 69 798 35181
Website: http://www2.uni-frankfurt.de/research/go-in
