Postdoc in traffic system

We are now looking for a postdoc in Traffic Systems, placed at the Department of Science and Technology Campus Norrköping, to be part of an exciting project with focus on large-scale mobility data. You will develop advanced methods to continuously estimate traffic flows and analyze mobility patterns, in close collaboration with prominent researchers, PhD students and industry partners to create sustainable and innovative transport solutions.

Work assignments 

As postdoc, you will primarily carry out research. A certain amount of teaching may be part of your duties, up to a maximum of 20% of working hours.

You will primarily work on a project involving large-scale mobility data, such as mobile network data and GPD probe data, for continuous estimation of mobility patterns. The project aims to develop improved methods for continuously estimating consistent OD-, route-, and linkflows for road traffic using large-scale mobility data and to identify possible applications for these estimates. The project also includes analyzing the applicability of these methods for estimating mobility patterns for heavy goods traffic. The research is conducted in close collaboration with doctoral students and senior researchers in the field of data-driven transport analysis, but also includes students and partners from industry and the public sector. In addition to working on this project there is also room for developing your own projects.

Qualifications

To be qualified to take employment as postdoc, you must have been awarded a doctoral degree or have a foreign degree that is deemed to be equivalent to a doctoral degree. This degree must have been awarded at the latest by the point at which LiU makes its decision to employ you. It is considered advantageous if your doctoral degree is no older than three years at application deadline for this job. If there are special reasons for having an older doctoral degree – such as taking statutory leave – then these may be taken into consideration.

For this position, a doctoral degree in the fields of traffic models or computer science with applications in transport is desirable. You should also have extensive experience and knowledge of quantitative methods, such as machine learning, optimization, or simulation, preferably applied within transport systems and traffic flows. Your application should clearly state what type of knowledge you have in this area.

The position requires good proficiency in English, both spoken and written. It is a merit if you also have knowledge in Swedish.

We are looking for someone who takes responsibility for their tasks and independently drives their processes forward with great perseverance to achieve results. For this employment it is important that you are good at building and maintaining relations and have a good ability to adapt information based on the recipient. You have a strategic mindset and carefully weigh your decisions and actions.

Furthermore, we see that you are creative, innovative, and have a good understanding of quantitative methods.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities.

The workplace

You will belong to the Department of Science and Technology (ITN), which is known for its activities in transport, visualization, and organic electronics. We combine academic excellence with fruitful collaboration with the surrounding society. The position belongs to the Division of Communication and Transport Systems (KTS), which is one of the largest environments for research and education in the transport area in the Nordic countries. The activities are conducted within the units of Traffic Systems, Quantitative Logistics, Railway and Public Transport, Mobile Telecommunications, Construction Logistics, and Construction Technology. The research is mainly externally funded and carried out in close collaboration with industry, authorities, and society. In undergraduate education, we are responsible for six educational programs.

This postdoctoral position is linked to the Traffic Systems unit at the Division of Communication and Transport Systems. The unit conducts research in the subject areas of transport Analytics, Traffic Modeling and Simulation.

Linköping University have the power of over 40,000 students and co-workers. Students who provide hope for the future. Co-workers who contribute to Linköping University meeting the challenges of the day. Our fundamental values rest on credibility, trust and security. By having the courage to think freely and innovate, our actions together, large and small, contribute to a better world. We look forward to receiving your application!

The employment

This employment is a temporary contract of two years with the possibility of extension up to a total maximum of three years. This employment is a temporary contract of three years The employment is full-time. Starting by agreement.

This position may come to be a security classified position. If so, security screening including a records check will be carried out before any decision on employment is made.

Salary and employment benefits

The university applies individual salaries.

More information about employee benefits is available here.

Union representatives

Information about union representatives, see Help for applicants.

Application procedure

Apply for the position by clicking the “Apply” button. Your application must be received no later than January 3rd, 2025. 
 
Applications and documents received after the date above will not be considered. 
 
Please attach your selected research publications electronically, in pdf or word format, in the application template. Research publications, e.g. monographs, which cannot be sent electronically should be sent in three sets by mail to the University Registrar at Linköping University, University Registrar, S-581 83 Linköping, Sweden. The publications must be received by Linköping University no later than the deadline for application. 

Please note that printed publications will not be returned. They will be archived at Linköping University. 
 
In the event of a discrepancy between the English translation of the job announcement and the Swedish original, the Swedish version shall take precedent.