• A Masters degree and excellent track record of academic achievement in Geography, Transportation or Mobilities Research, Urban Planning, Psychology, Social or Political Sciences, or related fields with thematic relevance to the research project;
• Candidates will be required to meet the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Researcher eligibility criteria (https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/).
  • At the time of recruitment, applicants must not have resided in the (host country) Germany for more than 12 months in the three years immediately before the appointment; 
  • Researchers must be early-stage researchers, i.e. not already in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment. Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible;

For both positions:

• Prior knowledge in Transport, Mobilities or Transition Research in urban areas (demonstrated by a relevant master's thesis or involvement with a related research project);
• Excellent skills in literature search; 
• Excellent communication skills in English both written and oral; 
• Ability and commitment to produce scientific outputs for publication in peer reviewed journals; 
• Evidence of ability to work independently and collaboratively within an international team;
• Strong motivation, with excellent organisation skills and attention to detail and quality; 
• Willingness to move to Frankfurt a. M. and to travel for secondments, training, and academic events. 

Only for position '#10. The acceptability of new policies and social innovations for the transformation of urban transport':

• Experience of conducting state-of-the art quantitative research in social sciences, including knowledge in respective data analysis software; 

Only for position '#12. Mapping out gaps of transport transition paths for socio-ecological change. A comparative examination of applied Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans and a critical review of current evaluation strategies':

• Proficiency in qualitative social sciences research methods and related research tools (e.g. MAXQDA);

• Successful candidates will be part of an international and interdisciplinary network with regular meetings and a strong cohort-effect of fellow PhD students
• Secondments to other TRANSFORM members are an integral part of the programme
• Training schools with researchers and practitioners in the TRANSFORM network
• Researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt are encouraged to make use of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. They are strongly encouraged to become a member of the Goethe Research Academy for Early Career Researchers (GRADE)

Goethe University Frankfurt is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment. Goethe University aims to increase the proportion of women and therefore encourages women in particular to apply. Severely disabled people are given priority if they have the same qualifications.

Employment permit restrictions apply for this category of post.

Screening will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled, but all applications received before 2.5.2025 will receive full consideration. 

Please see the complete job description and requirements for an application on our webpage:

#10. The acceptability of new policies and social innovations for the transformation of urban transport

https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/168832747.pdf

#12. Mapping out gaps of transport transition paths for socio-ecological change. A comparative examination of applied Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans and a critical review of current evaluation strategies

https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/168832734.pdf 

TRANSFORM: urban mobility cultures in transition: socio-spatial implications of transformative practices is funded by the EUROPEAN COMMISSION HORIZON.1.2 – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) HORIZON-MSCA-2023-DN-01 under grant agreement Nº 101168853.