Mixed methods approaches to Systemic Design for Sustainability Transitions - 2026_IDR_DESIGN_11

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research; Italia; In loco; EUR 32.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Politecnico di Milano presents a research fellowship focused on design for systemic transitions toward sustainability and net zero cities. The role emphasizes learning across multiple initiatives, cities, and projects, with knowledge harvesting to harmonize insights and enable cross-terminology alignment.

The Fellow will handle qualitative and quantitative data to deliver well-grounded results. Ideal candidates bring a background in design research or systemic design, strong mixed-methods

Competenze

• Strong background in design research, transition or systemic design.
• Excellent mixed-methods skills and ability to work on a very large project.
• Experience with NetZeroCities is a plus.

Mansioni

• Gather, categorize, and harmonize insights from diverse ongoing efforts to enable comparison across terminologies, scales and reporting formats.
• Collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data to produce clear, well-grounded results.
• Collaborate across multiple initiatives and cities within a very large project.
• Assess candidates’ aptitude via oral test and evaluate knowledge of English and/or other languages.

Conoscenze

Design research

Systemic design

Mixed-methods

Descrizione del lavoro

Organisation/Company Politecnico di Milano Research Field Other Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 2 Nov 2026 - 12:00 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The position focuses on the role of design for systemic transitions toward sustainability and net zero cities, with a particular focus on learning across multiple initiatives, cities, or projects. The role centers on knowledge harvesting: gathering, categorizing, and harmonizing insights that emerge from diverse ongoing efforts, so they can be compared and aligned across different terminologies, scales, and reporting formats. The Fellow will work with both qualitative and quantitative data collection, then organize, integrate, and analyze this data to produce clear, well-grounded results. Candidates should have a background in design research, transition or systemic design, or a related field, strong mixed-methods skills, and the ability to work in a very large project. Previous experience in NetZeroCities is a plus.

Oral test aimed at ascertaining candidates’ aptitude and suitability to carry out the research activity covered by the Fellowship, as well as at assessing their knowledge of English and/or other languages relevant to the research activities to be performed (up to 40 points)

Relevance and pertinence of the publications, theses and scientific products attached to the research programme covered by the Fellowship (up to 25 points)

Relevance and pertinence of previous research activities and work experience, if any, in relation to the research activity covered by the Fellowship (up to 20 points)

Relevance and pertinence of their study programme to the research programme covered by the Fellowship (up to 15 points)

• EUROPE

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