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General Information

Full Name Jaime Soza Parra
Research Interests Car Independence, Public and Sustainable Transportation, Reliability
Languages Spanish (Native), English (C1), Dutch (A2)

Experience

  • 2023
    Assistant Professor in Transportation Analysis and Data Science
    Utrecht University
    • Research on car dependency and public transport
    • Teaching and supervision at the bachelor and master level
    • Supervision of PhD candidates
  • 2022
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    TU Delft
    • Research the concept of car independent lifestyles
    • Teaching in the joint TU Delft – Beijing Jiaotong University program
    • MSc students’ supervision
  • 2021
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    University of California, Davis
    • Write project grants and reports
    • Present results to industry sponsors and develop research lines of mutual interest
  • 2020
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    • Conduct interdisciplinary research with other members of the research centre
    • Write public policy documents (white papers)

Education

  • 2020
    Doctorate in Engineering Sciences
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    • Public Transport Reliability Causes and Effects
    • Supervisors
      • Juan Carlos Muñoz
      • Sebastián Raveau
  • 2016
    Civil Engineering
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    • Diploma on Transport Engineering

Teaching

  • 2023
    Quantitative Methods (Coordinator)
    Utrecht University
  • 2023
    Mobility, Networks, and Travel
    Utrecht University
  • 2023
    Transport Geography
    Utrecht University
  • 2023
    Discrete Choice Modelling Specialization
    Utrecht University
  • 2022
    Urban Public Transportation
    TU Delft - Beijing Jiaotong University
  • 2019
    Demand Modelling
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • 2018
    Network Flows
    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • 2017
    Introduction to Demand Modelling
    Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Honors and Awards

Quotes

Jaime is the full package: he has a broad knowledge on many topics, is a passionate teacher, and a wonderful guy

Sebastián Raveau PUC Chile

I hope I had Jaime in each of my teams. Kind, smart, collaborative, hardworking, creative, fun, and (of course) very reliable

Juan Carlos Muñoz PUC Chile

Jaime is always eager to learn, thinks with precision and passion for transport research, and is also fun to work with

Oded Cats TU Delft

Big fan 😊

Lake Sagaris PUC Chile

Jaime is a true “team player”, a joy to work with. At PUC he went from being a wonderful student to a great researcher and finally an excellent teacher. What more can you ask of a single guy?

Juan de Dios Ortúzar PUC Chile

Jaime's knowledge of transport is extensive and his thoughts and ideas have pushed me to reflect on many aspects of my work. He is a dedicated researcher and a pure joy to work with.

Dillon Fitch UC Davis