The project focuses on improving the integration of micromobility within shared urban spaces, with an emphasis on pedestrian experience, safety, and accessibility. It will develop a practical, evidence-based toolbox to support real-world policy and practice.

You will contribute to rigorous literature reviews and the design and delivery of mixed-methods research with human participants (for example field observations and online surveys), including preparation of ethics applications and compliance with governance requirements. You will manage, curate, and analyse qualitative and/or quantitative datasets using appropriate techniques and software, maintaining high standards of reproducibility, data management, and documentation.

You will also support the translation of findings into stakeholder-facing outputs (including policy briefs and practitioner materials), contribute to dissemination and training activities (for example webinars and workshops), and assist with project deliverables, reporting, and research publications. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team and engage with external partners, including city authorities and industry stakeholders in the UK and internationally.

Informal enquiries are welcome: Dr Guilhermina Torrao (g.torrao@aston.ac.uk)

What we offer:

• Aston University is a vibrant campus located within Birmingham city centre, which has excellent transport links via bus or train.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• A generous annual leave scheme with 30 days bookable leave and a further 13 days of bank holiday and University closure days.
• Everyday discounts to a number of activities and retailers.
• Great family-friendly policies.
• On-site gym and pool with discounted staff membership available.
• Further information on our Benefits and Rewards can be found here.

Further information on our Benefits and Rewards can be found here

Previous applicants need not apply.

This role is likely to qualify for endorsement under the Endorsed Funder route of the Global Talent visa. This visa is for talented or promising individuals in academia or research in fields such as science, engineering, medicine, social sciences, or humanities.

See the Home Office guidance: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent 

Closing Date: 14 Sep 2026

Unit: Teaching & Research

Salary: £33,951 per annum

By leveraging recent advances in LLMs and agentic tools (MCP, LangChain, etc), the project will design, specify, implement, and evaluate advanced capabilities such as spontaneous agent generation. Collaborative agentic AI agents will autonomously allocate resources, compose services, monitor and optimise, and secure the underlying beyond-5G infrastructure and service delivery.

CyberHub invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will primarily contribute to the project. Ideally educated to PhD level in an area related to Computer Science, the applicant will be proficient in software development, systems administration, networking and cloud.

This is an invaluable opportunity to develop research in an exciting area, gain experience in international research projects, join a leading University in the top 200 in Europe, and integrate a rapidly growing research environment and collaborate with leading industry and academic partners in the UK and Europe. Contributing to teaching activities and student supervision will be encouraged.

What we offer:

• Aston University is a dynamic and vibrant campus located within Birmingham city centre, which has excellent transport links via bus or train.
• The role is offered as 'dynamic working', which means working both on campus and from home dependent on the activity.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• A generous annual leave scheme with 30 days bookable leave and a further 13 days of bank holiday and University Closure days.
• Everyday discounts to a number of activities and retailers.
• Great family friendly policies.
• On site gym and pool with discounted staff membership available
• Further information on our Benefits and Rewards can be found here.

This role is likely to qualify for endorsement under the Endorsed Funder route of the Global Talent visa. This visa is for talented or promising individuals in academia or research in fields such as science, engineering, medicine, social sciences, or humanities.

See the Home Office guidance: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent

Closing Date: 11 Sep 2026

Unit: Teaching & Research

Salary: £38,784 to £41,064 per annum