Are you passionate about making public transportation and public space more accessible? Join the BRIDGE-XR project and co-create real-world accessibility solutions that transform public transportation in the Netherlands.
Job description
Creating accessible and inclusive travel journeys is one of today's most pressing societal challenges. Despite advances in policy and technology, people with disabilities still face significant barriers to public transportation. Addressing these challenges requires collaboration across disciplines and sectors, bringing together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and end-users to design solutions that truly work in practice.
We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to connect research and practice, ensuring that accessibility solutions are co-created, tested, and disseminated in collaboration with stakeholders across the Dutch transportation sector. You will focus on translating research insights into actionable solutions, validating them in practice, and ensuring their broader dissemination and uptake.
This postdoc position is part of the NWO-funded BRIDGE-XR project, which aims to provide a comprehensive examination of accessibility barriers in the Dutch public transportation and public space context.
In this role you will:- Establish integrative forums and learning communities to bring together diverse stakeholders to foster dialogue and collaboration.
- Develop structured use case frameworks and translate project insights into practical frameworks for testing solutions.
- Engage a large consortium of partners, including municipalities, public transport operators, technology providers, advocacy groups, and consultancy firms, in developing and adapting solutions.
- Produce training materials and foster mutual learning across use cases.
- Evaluate solutions and implementation pathways to systematically assess effectiveness and potential for scaling.
- Collaborate closely with other researchers and project partners across different work packages to ensure that findings contribute to the shared goals of creating accessible and inclusive travel journeys.
- Publish in high-impact scientific journals and disseminate findings through conferences and stakeholder workshops.
- Collaborate with the PI on project management, including planning, reporting, and coordination of activities across the consortium.
Your home base will be the Mobility in eXtended Reality Lab in the Department of Transport & Planning within the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences. Our diverse team of researchers, project managers, and professors shares the ambition to create smart, sustainable, and equitable mobility systems. In our 12 collaborative labs we apply advanced technologies such as sensing, data analytics, modelling, and AI to turn scientific research into real-world impact. You'll join an open, supportive environment that fosters learning and professional growth.
Job requirements
Must-haves- A PhD in a relevant field such as transportation, urban studies, policy, or a related discipline.
- Knowledge of accessibility, participatory design and co-creation methods, or inclusive design in transport or urban systems.
- Proven experience with applied interdisciplinary research at the intersection of academia, policy, and practice.
- Excellent communication and project-management skills, including experience coordinating multi-partner projects and maintaining partner engagement.
- Proficiency in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, and excellent command of written and spoken English.
- Dutch language skills and prior experience in knowledge transfer or societal impact projects beyond academia.
TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.
At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.
Challenge. Change. Impact!
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
The Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences (CEG) is committed to outstanding international research and education in the field of civil engineering, applied earth sciences, traffic and transport, water technology, and delta technology. Our research feeds into our educational programmes and covers societal challenges such as climate change, energy transition, resource availability, urbanisation and clean water. Our research projects are conducted in close cooperation with a wide range of research institutions.
CEG is convinced of the importance of open science and supports its scientists in integrating open science in their research practice. The Faculty of CEG comprises 28 research groups in the following seven departments: Materials Mechanics Management & Design, Engineering Structures, Geoscience and Engineering, Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Transport & Planning, Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management.
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Application procedure
- A motivation letter (max 2 pages) explaining your interest in this position and qualifications for the position.
- Curriculum Vitae (max 2 pages).
- Publication list incl. A one-page summary of your PhD thesis.
- A 3-slide presentation (PDF) with your initial research ideas and directions for this project.
Please note:
- You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
- A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
- National Knowledge Security Guidelines. We carry out this check on the basis of legitimate interest.
- Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.