PhD: Indoor Thermal Variation for Heat-Resilient Homes

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

Job summary

TU Delft invites applications for a PhD position focused on Indoor Thermal Natural Variation for Heat Resilience. You will combine citizen science, field data and modelling to understand how residents perceive indoor temperature variation in Dutch dwellings.

Working within the AE&T Department, you will collaborate with industry and public-sector partners, conduct measurements in real homes across the Netherlands, and develop methods to predict indoor variation under future climate scenarios.

Qualifications

• MSc in architecture, architectural engineering, meteorology or atmospheric sciences, environmental sciences, or civil engineering.
• Strong interest in human perception, building design, and climate change.
• Motivated to conduct research with residents in real-world dwellings in the Netherlands.
• Affinity with modelling and analysing indoor and outdoor environmental conditions.
• Enjoy interdisciplinary research and collaboration with academic, industry and public-sector partners.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research within the Nature 4 Homes project.
• Investigate indoor and outdoor thermal and ventilation conditions in existing dwellings.
• Develop methods to characterize natural variation of indoor conditions in relation to outdoor conditions.
• Predict variation using climate scenarios and data collected in dwellings in co-creation with residents.

Skills

MSc degree

Human perception

Interdisciplinary research

English communication

Education

MSc in architecture or related fields

Job description

TU Delft invites applications for a PhD position focused on Indoor Thermal Natural Variation for Heat Resilience. You will combine citizen science, field data and modelling to understand how residents perceive indoor temperature variation in Dutch dwellings.

Working within the AE&T Department, you will collaborate with industry and public-sector partners, conduct measurements in real homes across the Netherlands, and develop methods to predict indoor variation under future climate scenarios.