Research Fellow in Assessing the Carbon Impacts of e-bikes and e-scooters

Location Leeds - Main Campus

Faculty/Service Faculty of Environment

School/Institute Institute for Transport Studies

Category Research

Grade Grade 7

Salary £39,105 to £46,485 per annum

Post Type Full Time

Contract Type Fixed Term (for 12 months to complete specific time limited work)

Release Date Tuesday 18 February 2025

Closing Date Monday 17 March 2025

Interview Date Friday 28 March 2025

Reference ENVTR1212

Downloads Candidate Brief (PDF)

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements

A quantitative transport data analyst is required to support the carbon impact analysis work package of the HELMET research project (HEaLth iMpact of E-bikes and e-scooTers). We will calculate and report the CO2 savings observed amongst survey respondents who use shared e-bikes and e-scooters in a number of UK cities and extrapolate these savings across the population of these cities.

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: https://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:

Dr Ian Philips

Email: i.philips@leeds.ac.uk