PhD: Multi-Scale Circular & Climate-Resilient Construction

Delft University of Technology; Delft; On-site; EUR 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Delft University of Technology invites applications for a PhD researcher position within the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. The project, part of Horizon Europe’s AURORA initiative, focuses on multi-scale assessment of circular and climate-resilient building construction and renovation pathways.

You will map innovative technologies, develop a digital database, and apply the framework to a Dutch urban neighborhood, collaborating with multiple research groups and partners across

Qualifications

• MSc degree in Building Sciences or related discipline.
• Knowledge of circular construction, resilience analysis, building technologies, or building performance.
• Experience in multi-scale approaches linking materials, components, buildings and urban systems and quantitative performance assessment methods.
• Knowledge of GIS, digital workflows or programming (e.g. Python) is an advantage.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Dutch knowledge is considered a plus.
• You can work independently and as part of a team, building interdisciplinary networks.
• You are motivated to develop innovative methods to support circular and resilient transformation.

Responsibilities

• Mapping integrated construction and renovation strategies across typologies, climatic conditions and hazard contexts.
• Developing a catalogue of pre-evaluated configurations for resilient and circular options.
• Assisting integration of assessed technologies into parametric datasets and a structured database for AURORA workflows.
• Applying the framework in a Dutch urban neighborhood.

Skills

English communication

Teamwork

Independent work

Dutch knowledge (plus)

Education

MSc degree in Building Sciences, such as Architectural Engineering, Building Technology, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related discipline

Tools

GIS

Python

Job description

Delft University of Technology invites applications for a PhD researcher position within the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. The project, part of Horizon Europe’s AURORA initiative, focuses on multi-scale assessment of circular and climate-resilient building construction and renovation pathways.

You will map innovative technologies, develop a digital database, and apply the framework to a Dutch urban neighborhood, collaborating with multiple research groups and partners across