Hybrid AI Research Assistant - Climate-Resilient Buildings

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous annual leave

Occupational pension

Training opportunities

Job summary

Brunel University London invites applications for Research Assistant or Research Fellow to contribute to the CLIMABUILD Horizon Europe project. The role focuses on AI-enabled digital technologies, digital twins and robust evaluation of resilience, sustainability and lifecycle performance in the built environment.

You will collaborate with an international consortium, develop data-driven methods and publish research results while benefiting from a hybrid working approach and strong career

Qualifications

• Analytical and computational skills.
• Programming experience in Python, MATLAB or R.
• Knowledge of resilience, sustainability or lifecycle assessment.
• Familiarity with AI technologies, including LLMs.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Analytical skills

Computational skills

Python

MATLAB

R

AI/LLMs

Lifecycle assessment

Climate resilience

Education

Civil/Environmental/Building/Infrastructure Engineering

Computer Science

Job description

Brunel University London invites applications for Research Assistant or Research Fellow to contribute to the CLIMABUILD Horizon Europe project. The role focuses on AI-enabled digital technologies, digital twins and robust evaluation of resilience, sustainability and lifecycle performance in the built environment.

You will collaborate with an international consortium, develop data-driven methods and publish research results while benefiting from a hybrid working approach and strong career