Postdoc: Data-Driven Historic Energy Renovations

KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 420,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm invites a postdoctoral researcher to advance urban building energy modelling tools (UBEM) and data-driven simulations for energy renovations of historic buildings in Gamla stan, integrating open and physics-based data with district-scale analysis.

You will join SEED/ABE, collaborate across academia, industry and the public sector, and help translate results into scalable methods and guidance for Swedish authorities on EPBD in heritage environments.

Qualifications

• A doctoral degree in energy systems, building/civil engineering, building physics, environmental engineering or closely related field.
• Documented experience of building energy simulation and/or urban building energy modelling (UBEM).
• Strong programming and data-analysis skills (e.g. MATLAB, Python or equivalent).
• Very good command of spoken and written English as it is required in the day to day work.
• As a person, you are collaborative and able to work independently.
• A doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree, obtained within the last three years prior to the application deadline.
• Experience of energy efficiency or renovation of historic / cultural-heritage buildings.
• Experience of physics-based building-stock modelling and work with open and geospatial (GIS) data.
• Experience of hygrothermal / indoor-climate and moisture-risk assessment in buildings.
• A documented record of scientific publications.
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams together with industry and public-sector partners.
• Knowledge of the Swedish building stock and regulatory context; knowledge of Swedish is an asset.
• Awareness of diversity and equal opportunity issues, with specific focus on gender equality

Skills

UBEM/urban energy modelling

Data analysis

Collaborative teamwork

English communication

Education

PhD in energy systems or closely related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm invites a postdoctoral researcher to advance urban building energy modelling tools (UBEM) and data-driven simulations for energy renovations of historic buildings in Gamla stan, integrating open and physics-based data with district-scale analysis.

You will join SEED/ABE, collaborate across academia, industry and the public sector, and help translate results into scalable methods and guidance for Swedish authorities on EPBD in heritage environments.