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September 11, 2025

**Job Description**
This 3-year PhD position, a strategic collaboration between the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Cornell University, is situated at the intersection of transportation science, operations research, and transport economics. The successful candidate will address the critical challenge of incorporating considerations beyond efficiency, such as fairness and equity, into urban transportation planning. A key focus will be on societal considerations and the tradeoff between efficiency and equity in resource allocation and taxation (e.g., road pricing). This involves developing novel optimization frameworks that integrate concepts from operations research, transport modeling, welfare economics, transport justice, and machine learning. The position includes a fully funded one-semester research stay at Cornell University.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Strong programming skills in Python, C, C++, or other similar programming languages.
• Strong communication skills in English, both oral and written.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team of researchers.
• Strong motivation to address societal impacts of transportation planning such as inequity.

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Two-year master’s degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master’s degree
• Transportation science/engineering
• Operations research
• Economics
• Applied mathematics
• Related field

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Work Level
Ph.D
Employment Type
Scholarship
Salary
Annual Salary: Agreed upon with the relevant union Position Classification: Based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations Union Affiliation: Danish Confederation of Professional Associations
Valid Until
October 31, 2025
Details
Full-time Duration: 3 years Remote Work: No Location Requirement: Temporary relocation required to Cornell University, USA for one semester research stay Location description: Campus-based
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Transport Division of the Department of Technology, Management and Economics (DTU Management)
Supervisor(s)
Ravi Seshadri Samitha Samaranayake Ninette Pilegaard
Supervisor Email
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Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
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