Research Fellow in Transport and Health Economics

Research Fellow in Transport and Health Economics

Salary: Grade 7 (£39,355 – £46,735 p.a. depending on experience)

This role will be based in the Institute of Transport Studies, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner.  We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you interested in transport or health economics with a drive to undertake impactful transdisciplinary research? Do you want to develop your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and agile post-doctoral Research Fellow to work on the Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub, an UKRI/MRC funded initiative. The HLTH has been established to lead research into the potential to maximise the health benefits of low-carbon transport. Accelerated transport decarbonisation is essential if the UK is to meet statutory greenhouse gas (CO2e) emissions targets. Historically, CO2e emissions reduction measures have not systemically considered physical and mental health impacts, or inequalities in their distribution. The new Hub will identify barriers, incentives and accelerants to implementing healthy low-carbon transport schemes and propose and evaluate new solutions towards maximising health co-benefits and reducing health inequalities associated with low-carbon transport interventions.

This Full Time post is based at the University of Leeds and will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of researchers, spanning a variety of disciplines from clinicians, economists, engineers and social scientists, across the University of Leeds Institute for Transport Studies, Academic Unit of Health Economics, and Sustainability Research Institute, the University of Southampton, University of Birmingham and University College London (UCL).  

The University of Leeds is one of the top 75 universities in the world.  We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities.  Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe. 

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent

What we offer in return

•    26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!

•    Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary

•    Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance

•    Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.

•    Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.

•    Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Prof Phil Wheat

Email: P.E.Wheat@its.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 01 May 2025

Section: Research

Salary: £39,355 to £46,735 per annum