PhD: Energy Data Justice & Participatory Governance

Delft University of Technology; Delft; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Delft University of Technology is seeking a PhD candidate to lead research on participatory data governance for equitable data sharing. You will work with residents, local authorities, grid operators and partners to design governance mechanisms that are legible, negotiable and accountable, bridging social design with technical data-sharing work.

Your work will involve interviews, ethnography, power mapping and co-design workshops to reveal needs, risks, and insights across communities and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in design, human-computer interaction, social sciences, science and technology studies, public policy, information studies, or a closely related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead research in Work Package 2: Participatory Data Governance for Equitable and Transparent Data-Sharing Processes of the FEDERATE project.
• Conduct interviews, data ethnography, stakeholder and power mapping, and participatory workshops.
• Develop governance framework informed by Human-Data Interaction and Energy Data Justice.
• Co-design governance roles, data access and control arrangements, and terms for data sharing.
• Translate findings into governance requirements for technical researchers.

Skills

Qualitative research

Participatory methods

Stakeholder mapping

Data governance

Energy data understanding

Education

Master’s degree in design or related field

Tools

Interviewing

Ethnography

Workshop facilitation

Power mapping

Job description

The Delft University of Technology is seeking a PhD candidate to lead research on participatory data governance for equitable data sharing. You will work with residents, local authorities, grid operators and partners to design governance mechanisms that are legible, negotiable and accountable, bridging social design with technical data-sharing work.

Your work will involve interviews, ethnography, power mapping and co-design workshops to reveal needs, risks, and insights across communities and