PhD in (Quantitative) Human Geography

Join an ambitious, multidisciplinary project at the intersection of urban design, inclusive mobility, health geographies, and human-computer interaction, to shape the future of equitable cities!/nThis position is part of the NWO-funded research project 'BEAT – Building Equitable Accessibility Together,' which launched in January 2026./nBEAT aims to investigate urban mobility barriers as they unfold in the daily activities of people with physical and cognitive diversity (PaCD), co-create understanding of informal urban mobility barriers and their impacts, and co-design and assess innovative solutions using human-centered artificial intelligence, urban design, and policy. The BEAT Living Lab will serve as a platform for co-identifying problems and co-designing and interactively testing solutions./nThe successful PhD candidate will be based at the Department of Sustainable Design Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands), and collaborate with all partners in the BEAT project.