PhD scholarship: Sustainable Roadmap Scenarios for the Electrification of Long-Haul Transport – DTU Management
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Job Description:DTU Management’s Transport Division would like to invite applications for a 3-year PhD position starting on 1 October 2024, or shortly thereafter. The successful candidate will join the Transport Policy Section and work under the supervision of Professor Jeppe Rich. The candidate will be co-supervised by Professor Alexis Laurent, from the Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, and will also be hosted under the DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability.We are looking for excellent applicants with an MSc background in Operational Research, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field, and with a strong interest in the sustainability field.The successful applicant will work on developing sustainable roadmap scenarios, from an operational research perspective. The study will focus on the fleet replacement problems and logistic planning in road-based logistics operations and investigate roll-out strategies and optimal planning by incorporating sets of sustainability constraints.Background
Advances in battery technology and declining costs present a compelling opportunity for electric trucks to become an environmentally- sustainable and cost-effective solution within a few years. The PhD is part of DTU’s strategic PhD initiative and will seek to integrate environmental sustainability targets into the planning and optimisation of road-based logistics.Research Focus
This PhD project will be conducted in collaboration with colleagues in both the Transport Policy Section and the Centre for Absolute Sustainability as well as with relevant external stakeholders. Your primary tasks will include:
As part of the team, you will closely collaborate with other DTU researchers and industry partners to develop and implement these planning models. The project’s outcomes will be published in leading scientific journals and presented at relevant conferences.Qualifications for the PhD position
his PhD project sits at the crossroads of several disciplines, including operational research, optimization, simulation, transport modeling, policy assessment, and environmental sustainability assessment.Essential Qualifications
Master’s degree (MSc) in Operational Research, Transportation Modeling, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, or a closely related field. Programming proficiency in at least one scientific language, preferably Python or Julia.Desirable Skills
You must have a two-year master’s degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master’s degree.Supervision and Timeline
The project will be supervised by Professor Jeppe Rich and Professor Alexis Laurent. We are seeking a highly motivated candidate to join the Transport Policy Section starting on 1 October, or soon hereafter.Approval and Enrolment
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see .Assessment
The assessment of the applicants will be made by 1 September 2024.
You may apply prior to obtaining your master’s degree but cannot begin before having received it.Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.The Transport modelling group belongs to the Transport division of the Department of Technology, Management and Economics (DTU Management) at DTU. The division conducts research and teaching in the field of traffic and transport planning, with a particular focus on behavior modelling, machine learning and simulation.DTU Management conducts high-level research and teaching with a focus on sustainability, transport, innovation, and management science. Our goal is to create knowledge about the societal aspects of technology – including the interaction between technology and sustainability, business growth, infrastructure, and prosperity. Therefore, we explore and create value in the areas of management science, innovation and design thinking, business analytics, systems and risk analyses, human behavior, regulation, and policy analysis. The department offers teaching from introductory to advanced courses/projects at BSc, MSc, and PhD level. The Department has a staff of app. 350.Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear vision to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That vision lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.
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