With climate change very high on the agenda of national governments worldwide, transportation has lagged behind in its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. For this reason, the European Commission has granted a number of projects within the ‘Green Deal’ proposition to tackle transportation’s impact on carbon emissions. TULIPS, a project granted under this scheme, has the focus to target a reduction in environmental impacts related to travel to, from and in the hub of Schiphol airport.

One of the important elements is the set-up of a data and data analytics ecosystem on which different transportation and logistics applications (e.g., multi-modal travel information services, multi-modal traffic management) can be built. This ecosystems includes the data management system, as well as different Data Enhancing Services (DES) involving data fusion and prediction. In TULIPS we will focus on the use of hybrid AI as the key enabling technology for developing these services.

The candidate will focus on developing such services for different applications. In doing so, we expect that the candidate will contribute to the emerging field of AI application in mobility and logistics. The candidate will collaborate closely with the developers of the real-time data collection and management system to ensure that the developed applications will be integrated in TULIPS' digital ecosystem and hence can be used by the other projects in TULIPS.  

As part of the project, the selected candidate will be expected to work closely with project consortium partners and with local and national road authorities to obtain the best possible outcome for the project. This will also require the execution of occasional administrative tasks within the TULIPS project. The project is due to commence in January 2022.

• A Master's degree in a relevant field, i.e. Computer Science, Transportation Engineering, Mathematics
• Affinity with data analytics and AI
• Basic knowledge of transportation and logistics
• Strong programming and software engineering skills
• Ability to work both in a project team, but also independently and take leadership and responsibility for research tasks
• A passion for scientific research in close cooperation with practice
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and oral

If your mother language is not English and you do not hold a degree from an institution in which English is the language of instruction, you must submit proof of English proficiency from either TOEFL (minimum total score of 100) or IELTS (minimum total score of 7.0).         

Fixed-term contract: 4 years.

TU Delft offers PhD-candidates a 4-year contract, with an official go/no go progress assessment after one year. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, increasing from € 2434 per month in the first year to € 3111 in the fourth year. As a PhD candidate you will be enrolled in the TU Delft Graduate School. The TU Delft Graduate School provides an inspiring research environment with an excellent team of supervisors, academic staff and a mentor. The Doctoral Education Programme is aimed at developing your transferable, discipline-related and research skills.

The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged. For international applicants we offer the Coming to Delft Service and Partner Career Advice to assist you with your relocation.

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