PhD Scholarship Autonomous Mobility

2024-06-30 (Europe/Brussels)
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1 - Working at the VUB

For more than 50 years, the
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
has stood for f
reedom, equality and solidarity
, and this is very much alive on our campuses among students and staff alike.
At the VUB, you will find a diverse collection of personalities: innovators pur sang, but above all
people who are 100% their authentic selves
. With some
4,000 employees
, we are
the largest Dutch-speaking employer, in the private sector, in Brussels
; an international city with which we are only too happy to connect and where (around) our 4 campuses are located.
Add to this our principle of
free research

• in which self-reflection, a critical attitude and an open, creative mind around scientific and social issues are central - and you have a university that is fundamentally groundbreaking and pioneering in education and research. In short:

the VUB all over again

.
Moreover, the VUB is a member of
EUTOPIA
, an alliance of like-minded European universities, all ready to reinvent themselves.

2 - Position description

The
Faculty Social Sciences & Solvay Business School
, Department
Business Technology and Operations
, Research Group
MOBI - Electromobility Research Centre
is looking for a
PhD-student with a doctoral grant
.
More concretely your work package,
for the preparation of a doctorate

, contains:
The Electromobility Research Centre
(MOBI) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has a strong tradition in state-of-the-art research on e-mobility and socio-economic analysis in sustainable mobility.

MOBI is an interdisciplinary team, with over 120 specialists and expertise ranging from electric and autonomous driving, to innovative batteries, intelligent drive systems and energy management, power electronics and charging infrastructure. In addition, we develop knowledge regarding business planning and consumer behavior, and we study the integration of electric vehicles into energy communities and smart grids.

You start on a research project situated in the domain of autonomous vehicles. Your research will focus on socio-economic aspects such as but not limited to user acceptance, total cost of owership, location modelling of charging infrastructure, business models, impact assessment. You will also be responsible for project management.

For this function, our
Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus (Elsene)
will serve as your home base.

3 - Profile

What do we expect from you?

You are a motivated researcher with strong interest in new developments in the domain of electric and autonomous mobility and have a good academic track record, preferably in Business Engineering, Economics, Economic Geography, Urban Planning, Engineering or Computer Science with a strong interest in Business.

• You are a team player.
• You are a good communicator and write fluently in English.
• You are willing to attend project meetings and travel abroad for meetings and conferences.
• Knowledge of programming in R of Python is a plus.

You have not performed any works in the execution of a mandate as an assistant, paid from operating resources, over a total (cumulated) period of more than 12 months.

The VUB wants to be
a reflection of the society
where everyone's talent is valued, regardless of gender, age, religion, skin color, migration background, disability and neurodiversity.

4 - Offer

Are you going to be our new colleague?
You’ll be offered a
full-time PhD-scholarship
, for
12 months
(extendable up to max. 48 months, on condition of the positive evaluation of the PhD activities), with planned starting date
01/09/2024
.
You’ll receive a grant linked to one of the scales set by the government.

IMPORTANT:
The effective result of the doctorate scholarship is subject to the condition precedent of your enrolment as a doctorate student at the university.
At the VUB, you’re guaranteed an
open, involved and diverse workplace
where you are offered opportunities to (further) build on your career.
As well as this, you will also enjoy various other
benefits

:

• Extensive

homeworking options

, a

telework allowance

of 50 euros per month OR an

internet fee

of 20 euros per month;

• An

open and informal working environment

where attention is paid to

work-life balance

, and exceptional holiday arrangements with

35 days of leave

(based on a fulltime contract), closure between Christmas and New Year and 3 extra leave days;

• Cost-free

hospitalisation insurance

;

Full reimbursement of your home-to-work commute

with public transport according to VUB-policy, and/or compensation if you come by bike;

• A wide selection of meals in our

campus restaurants

at attractive prices;

• Excellent and affordable

facilities for sport and exercise

, a range of discounts via

Benefits@Work

(in all kinds of shops, on flights, in petrol stations, amusement parks...) and

Ecocheques

;

Nursery

near campus, discount on

holiday camps

;

• The space to form your job content and to

continuously learn

through our VUB learning platforms and training courses;

• And finally:

great colleagues

with a healthy drive.

5 - Interested?

Is this the job you’ve been dreaming of?
Then apply,
at the latest on 30/06/2024
,

, and upload the following documents:

• your CV;
• your motivation letter;
• your diploma (not applicable for VUB alumni).

Do you have questions about the job content? Contact Prof. dr. Evy Rombaut at evy.rombaut@vub.be or on +32 (0)2 6148349.
Would you like to know what it’s like to work at the VUB? Go to
, and find all there is to know about our campuses, benefits, strategic goals and your future colleagues.
Would you like more information about EUTOPIA? Go to
, and read more about the role of the VUB in the development of the EUTOPIA alliance.
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PhD Scholarship Autonomous Mobility
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Boulevard de la Plaine 2 Brussel, België
Gepubliceerd
2024-04-22
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2024-06-30 23:59 (Europe/Brussels)
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