Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- National Technical University of Athens
- Department
- Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering
- Research Field
- Engineering » Civil engineering
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Greece
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 36-40
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- HE / MSCA
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
Within the IVORY doctoral network, this PhD position aims to create an AI framework to process, harmonise, analyse and model an array of different available datasets and provide outputs in the form of risk mapping and network-level evaluations. It will develop new AI algorithms for road attribute collection, along with methodologies to assess and quantify their accuracies, suitable for network applications and including hybrid, e.g., manually collected data and will use the AI-augmented dataset creation effort for a suitable working methodology for the generation of hybrid road attribute data and enhanced proactive risk mapping.
The position contributes to road safety research by formulating a functional framework with the use of AI to exploit road risk information in a meaningful manner, transferable between networks. It will assess and quantify the influence of each examined factor on the output of AI algorithms for safety management.
A case study with actionable results will be conducted, compatible with the mission and activities of iRAP – namely, a proactive risk mapping and evaluation of a network and comparison with existing riskmapping results, and quantification of transferability to a second network.
IVORY (ivory-network.eu) is a Horizon Europe MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTION Industrial Doctoral Network consisting of 22 partners (universities, industry, and non-governmental organizations). The project aims to develop a new framework for the integration of AI in road safety and train a new generation of leading researchers in the field, in order to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals target 3.6 (halving the number of traffic fatalities by 2030) and EC ‘Vision Zero’ strategy (eliminating traffic fatalities by 2050).PhD students will obtain their PhD degree from the relevant academic partner, and spend at least 50% of their PhD time at the relevant non-academic partner.
Academic host:
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) Athens, Greece
School of Civil Engineering, Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering
Months 19-36 of PhD
Industry host:
iRAP, London, United Kingdom,
Month 1-18 of PhD
Secondment(s):
FRED Engineering, Rome, Italy, Duration: 4 months
OSeven, Athens, Greece, Duration: 9 months
Requirements
- Research Field
- Engineering
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- A Master's degree (or equivalent) in transport engineering / data science with a background (ideally BSc) in civil engineering / computer science
- Familiarity with big data in transport applications
- Familiarity with road safety / human factors
- Experience with data analysis (statistical analysis, machine learning, etc.)
- Applicants with MSc in human factors and with demonstrable data handling skills can also apply
- Strong conceptual and analytical skills
- Strong motivation and some experience to undertake research
- Excellent writing and presentation skills
- The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Coding skills in Python programming language
- High level of proficiency in English
Proof of English language proficiency at a Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) level of C1, or an MSc degree in English, or IELTS: minimum 8.0 / TOEFL: minimum 100
Doing a PhD at NTUA requires English proficiency at a certain level to ensure that the candidate is able to communicate and interact well, participate in English-taught Doctoral Education courses, and write scientific articles and a final thesis.
• Familiarity with data handling and manipulation, experience working with big data
• Passion about road infrastructure and transport safety fields
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Research Field
- Engineering
Additional Information
The successful candidate will receive an attractive salary following the MSCA regulations for doctoral candidates. The exact salary will vary depending on the country of the host partner and will be confirmed upon appointment. The salary includes a living allowance, a mobility allowance, and a family allowance (if the recruited doctoral candidate has or acquires family obligations during the duration of the fellowship), and is very competitive overall.
In addition, the doctoral candidate will benefit from extensive training within the IVORY network, which includes internships/secondments in other laboratories, a variety of training courses (including transferable skills), and active participation in workshops and conferences.
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Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- National Technical University of Athens
- Country
- Greece
- State/Province
- Zografos
- City
- Athens
- Postal Code
- 15773
- Street
- Iroon Polytechniou 24
Where to apply
- geyannis@central.ntua.gr
Contact
- State/Province
- Zografos
- City
- Athens
- Website
- Street
- Iroon Poytechniou 24
- Postal Code
- 15773
- geyannis@central.ntua.gr