Urban and Regional Planning research and education are embedded within the Planning, Institutions and Transforming Spaces theme group. They are directed at understanding the spatial governance challenges of the contemporary metropolis, and at identifying ways of addressing these challenges. Within this broader field there is a lively area of specialization concerned with identifying ways of better integrating transportation and spatial planning and development. The focus is on exploring ways of achieving a transition to sustainable urban mobility, and includes subjects as accessibility planning and multi-modal development. The postdoc will help further expand and consolidate this area of specialization. Fostering communication between the disciplines of transportation planning and spatial planning and critical exchange between planning science and planning practice are viewed as crucial to the pursuit.

For more information on the Bachelor's programmes in Human Geography and Planning, and Master's programmes in Planning and in Metropolitan Studies, go to: www.fmg.uva.nl/researchandeducation/home.cfm

For more information about the scientific focus of Urban and Regional Planning, go to: www.fmg.uva.nl/amidst/home.cfm and within that site to the Planning, Institutions and Transforming Spaces research group sections in particular (follow the leads 'research', 'research groups').

Tasks

The postdoc is expected to help strengthen the broad profile of Urban and Regional Planning and especially its integration with Urban Transportation Planning. His/her tasks will include a mix of the following:

a) Research (about 70% of the time)

• Develop, carry out and supervise planning research at a high academic level
• Actively contribute to the development of the discipline in international contexts by publishing and participating in international research networks
• Acquire or help acquire external research funding
• Assist in the management of current research projects

b) Teaching (about 30% of the time)

• Provide general, specialist and methodological education in the Bachelor's and/or Master's programmes in which the Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies is involved
• Supervise undergraduate and/or graduate students

Requirements

• Completed PhD in Urban and Regional Planning, with a focus on integration with Urban Transportation Planning
• Publications in international ‘peer reviewed' journals and/or in books published by internationally recognized publishers
• Broad knowledge in the field of Urban and Regional Planning
• Specialist knowledge in the integration of Urban and Regional Planning and Urban Transportation Panning
• Thorough knowledge of and interest in quantitative and qualitative research methods, and particularly in the specific research methods of planning as a ‘design science' aimed at identifying solutions as well as problems
• Ability to teach and motivate students at both basic and advanced levels
• Willingness to work as a ‘team player' within the current urban and regional planning research agenda as well as within the educational programmes
• Proficiency in Dutch is not a requirement, however, willingness to learn it is appreciated and will be supported

Further information

For more information about this position, please contact the Head of the Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, Dr Joos Droogleever Fortuijn (j.c.droogleeverfortuijn@uva.nl) or the leader of the spatial and transportation planning area of specialization Prof. Luca Bertolini (l.bertolini@uva.nl, +31 20 525 4007). 

Appointment

Depending on qualifications and experience, the gross monthly salary will range from €2,379 (scale 10) to €4,374 (scale 11). It is a temporary appointment lasting 2 years.

The postdoc is expected to spend approx. 30 percent of the available time on teaching and 70 percent on research.

Job application

Candidates interested in applying for this position are requested to send a motivation letter, CV and list of publications before 14 June 2010 via regular mail to Universiteit van Amsterdam, FMG/GPIO, Ms Barbara Lawa, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, 1018 VZ, Amsterdam.