Postdoc: AI-Driven Urban Design for Healthier Cities

EURAXESS Ireland

Utrecht

Hybrid

EUR 41,000 - 64,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday pay
8.3% year-end bonus
pension scheme

Job summary

Utrecht University in the Netherlands invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher to lead the development of an AI-enabled recommender system for urban (re)design within the transdisciplinary ELEVATE project. You will integrate diverse data sources, fine-tune foundational AI models, and collaborate with policymakers, planners and researchers to create healthier urban environments.

You will publish results in international journals, present at conferences, and contribute to an interactive

Qualifications

  • PhD in computer science, artificial intelligence, data science, computational social science, urban analytics, geoinformatics, or a related field.
  • Experience with foundational AI model development/fine-tuning and machine learning and/or deep learning.
  • Strong communication and academic writing skills.

Responsibilities

  • Develop an AI-powered recommender system for healthy urban (re)design.
  • Integrate multi-source datasets (street-view imagery, GIS data, mobility data, qualitative insights).
  • Apply and adapt state-of-the-art AI/ML models with fine-tuning for ELEVATE.
  • Design geographically context-sensitive urban design recommendations promoting active mobility.
  • Fine-tune, evaluate, and improve model performance with local data; ensure explainability and fairness.
  • Collaborate with municipalities, urban planners, designers, and residents in workshops.
  • Contribute to an interactive, publicly accessible web interface for the recommender system.
  • Publish high-quality scientific articles in international journals.
  • Present findings at conferences and stakeholder events.
  • Supervise MSc students and collaborate within the ELEVATE consortium.

Skills

Foundational AI model development/fine
Machine learning / deep learning
Strong communication and academic writ

Education

PhD in computer science, AI, data science, urban analytics, geoinformatics, or related field

Job description

Utrecht University in the Netherlands invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher to lead the development of an AI-enabled recommender system for urban (re)design within the transdisciplinary ELEVATE project. You will integrate diverse data sources, fine-tune foundational AI models, and collaborate with policymakers, planners and researchers to create healthier urban environments.

You will publish results in international journals, present at conferences, and contribute to an interactive

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