AI-Enabled Climate Resilience Researcher (Hybrid)

Brunel University of London; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

University closure days

Training & development

Pension scheme

Health-related support

Job summary

Brunel University London, located at Uxbridge Campus, invites applications for Research Assistant or Research Fellow to contribute to the Horizon Europe CLIMABUILD project focused on AI-enabled digital technologies and decision-support for resilient, sustainable built environments. The role is based in the College of Engineering, Design & Physical Sciences and offers a hybrid working pattern.

Salary ranges reflect London Weighting with progression potential, and the appointment may be at the

Qualifications

• Applicants should hold a relevant degree in Civil, Environmental, Building or Infrastructure Engineering, Computer Science or a closely related discipline.
• Essential competencies include analytical and computational skills, programming experience (e.g. Python, MATLAB or R), knowledge of resilience, sustainability or lifecycle assessment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, apply or support mathematical, computational and data-driven approaches for assessing the resilience, sustainability and lifecycle performance of buildings and infrastructure.
• Contribute to AI-enabled digital solutions, including LLMs, RAG, knowledge graphs, digital twins and intelligent decision-support tools.
• Investigate climate adaptation and low-carbon renovation strategies through lifecycle assessment, scenario analysis, uncertainty evaluation and multi-criteria optimisation.
• Support the development, integration and validation of innovative methodologies and digital tools, working with project partners and Living Labs.
• Contribute to scientific publications, project deliverables, stakeholder engagement and research dissemination.

Skills

Analytical skills

Computational skills

Programming (Python)

Programming (MATLAB)

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Python

MATLAB

R

Job description

Brunel University London, located at Uxbridge Campus, invites applications for Research Assistant or Research Fellow to contribute to the Horizon Europe CLIMABUILD project focused on AI-enabled digital technologies and decision-support for resilient, sustainable built environments. The role is based in the College of Engineering, Design & Physical Sciences and offers a hybrid working pattern.

Salary ranges reflect London Weighting with progression potential, and the appointment may be at the