Developing countermeasures for work-related road safety

Application details:
Reference: UKCRIC/Highways
Start date of studentship: October 2020
Closing date of advert: 7 June 2020
Interview date: tbc

Supervisors:
Primary supervisor: Prof. Mohammed Quddus
Secondary supervisor: Dr Akis Theofilatos

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Highways England is the UK government-owned company, responsible for planning, enhancing, operating and maintaining England’s Strategic Road Network (SRN), which comprises of over 4,400 miles of motorways and major A-roads. While delivering roadbuilding and improvement schemes on the network, they are operating and maintaining the network in real time, providing information services through on-road technology, and the traffic officer service to manage incidents.

Find out more: https://highwaysengland.co.uk/

Project detail:

Highways England and Loughborough University are offering an opportunity for someone to join the team and help capture, understand and interpret the scale of work-related road safety, the effects, and identify countermeasures that can be implemented to reduce this growing issue.

Intended objectives:
1. To explore risk factors and countermeasures associated with work-related road safety
2. To analyse work-related traffic collisions occurred on the SRN
3. To gather relevant primary data from road users
4. To develop a range of countermeasures addressing work-related road safety
5. To evaluate the effectiveness of the countermeasures

Find out more:

The successful candidate will be based at the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering. More information about the School can be found at: www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/abce/.

Entry requirements:

Applicants should have, or expect to achieve, at least a 2:1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline. Applicants having a background in subjects relating to engineering, social science, economics, or statistics are particularly welcomed. A relevant master’s degree and/or employment experience will be an advantage.

Contact details:

For information about the project, please contact:

Name: Prof. Mohammed Quddus (Loughborough University)
Email address: [Email Address Removed]
Telephone number: +44 (0)1509 228 545

Name: Stuart Lovatt (Highways England)
Email address: [Email Address Removed]
Telephone number: + 44 (0)7796 993 256

For information about the application process, please contact:

Name: Mr Berkeley Young
Email address: [Email Address Removed]
Telephone number: +44 (0)1509 222 611

How to apply:
Applications should be made online at www.lboro.ac.uk/study/apply/research/ and must include an outline research proposal. Under programme name, please select Civil and Building Engineering.

Please quote reference number: UKCRIC/Highways