GSR Position

Seeking a graduate student researcher to study the environmental implications of shared mobility
 

Professors Deepak Rajagopal and Brian Taylor seek a graduate student researcher to work on an interdisciplinary research project examining the environmental implications of the rise in shared mobility.

If people begin to shift from owning vehicles and driving them for most trips, to purchasing individual trips from companies like Lyft, Uber, and Zipcar, will they increase or decrease vehicle travel overall? Further, what are the direct and indirect spillover effects on the environment?

These are important and understudied questions that we seek to address in this research. To help us do this, we are looking for a student interested in working with us on these questions who, ideally, has a strong foundation in two or more of the following areas:

·         Behavioral economics

·         Environmental economics and policy

·         Environmental lifecycle assessment

·         Travel behavior analysis

·         Transportation economics and policy

The position is slated to run from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017; it is to be a half- to full-time (20 to 40 hours per week) position over the summer, and a quarter time (10 hours per week) position during the school year.

If you would like to be considered for this position, please send an email to Proff. Deepak Rajagopal rdeepak@ioes.ucla.edu by 10th June 2016 with (1) a brief note expressing your their interest in the position and (2) a curriculum vitae and (3) unofficial copies of your UCLA transcript as an attachments.