Seeking a highly motivated Research Fellow to work as part of the Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub (HLTH)

Dear all,

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Research Fellow to work as part of the Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub (HLTH), a five-year interdisciplinary programme focused on enhancing the health co-benefits and public acceptability of transport decarbonisation interventions.

The role involves both quantitative and qualitative research to: develop frameworks and metrics to assess the health impacts of low-carbon transport measures across the Avoid-Reduce-Improve spectrum; identify barriers and enablers to implementation, embracing both the formal and informal forms of governance that influence systems efficacy; propose and evaluate strategies to maximise health co-benefits and reduce inequalities.

A key focus will be on evaluating Transport for West Midlands’ Mobility Hub programme, a network of 40 hubs promoting sustainable, car-free travel. The Research Fellow will help refine hub design, assess impacts using HLTH frameworks, and model co-benefits to support future investment and stakeholder engagement. They will also use system mapping to identify broader consequences and inform alternative business models.

Additionally, the Fellow will support the integration of findings across HLTH case studies and interventions, contributing to the development of a Theory and Practice of Change to guide effective, health-focused transport policy and implementation.

This is a fixed term post through to February 2030. The deadline for applications is 30 September 2025.

For more details see: https://edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_6001/job/7791?keyword=Research+Fellow+-+School+of+Engineering+-+105338+-+Grade+7&mode=location

Best wishes,

Simon

Prof. Simon Blainey
Director of the University of Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE)
Professor of Sustainable Transport

School of Engineering
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT