Call for applications: Embedded PhD positions on transport in Cape Town

Monday, 18 September 2017

Two PhD researchers have the opportunity to undertake ‘embedded research’ on transportation in Cape Town, South Africa, through a collaborative partnership between the City of Cape Town and the Centre for Transport Studies, University of Cape Town.

Applicants are asked to propose their own research topic that is broadly in line with five themes:

  • Hybridity
  • Cashless fare collection
  • Equitable access
  • Behaviour change
  • Paratransit e-hailing
  • Free or discounted fares

For further information, click here to download and read the call for applications document.

The deadline for proposal submissions is 20 November 2017.

The positions are sponsored by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF).

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