PhD Researcher: Geospatial Demography for Sustainable Cities

Leiden University via AcademicTransfer; Netherlands; Hybride; EUR 36 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working options

PhD student support

Résumé du poste

Leiden University invites applications for a PhD researcher position on environmental impacts of spatial demographic change, using geospatial and environmental analysis to inform urban planning, resource demand and emissions across Europe.

You will develop high-resolution activity demand models, integrate with material flow and life-cycle analyses, and assess adaptive reuse of vacant buildings and transport infrastructure in depopulating regions. Hybrid work options available in the NL.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Sustainability Sciences, Urban Planning, Engineering, Geospatial Science, or related discipline
• Written and oral proficiency in English, strong scientific writing, visual and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative mindset, ability to work independently in a multidisciplinary environment
• Experience with GIS analysis, working with large, quantitative datasets and programming
• Experience with or willingness to learn Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment
• Keen interest in the intersection of societal demographic changes and environmental management
• Creative and curiosity-driven approach to problem solving

Responsabilités

• Develop high-resolution activity demand models for building and transport sectors under future spatially refined scenarios of European demographic change
• Integrate activity demand projections with material flow and life-cycle models to quantify future energy requirements, material intensity, and GHG emissions
• Evaluate adaptive reuse and circular strategies for vacant buildings and underutilized transport infrastructure in depopulating and/or aging regions
• Design integrated spatial planning scenarios combining built environment transformations with transport infrastructure investments to support high wellbeing and low resource/emissions pathways across population change and urban/rural contexts

Connaissances

GIS analysis

English proficiency

Collaborative mindset

Programming

Formation

Master's degree in Sustainability Sciences / Urban Planning / Engineering / Geospatial Science

Description du poste

Leiden University invites applications for a PhD researcher position on environmental impacts of spatial demographic change, using geospatial and environmental analysis to inform urban planning, resource demand and emissions across Europe.

You will develop high-resolution activity demand models, integrate with material flow and life-cycle analyses, and assess adaptive reuse of vacant buildings and transport infrastructure in depopulating regions. Hybrid work options available in the NL.