Staff Scientist: Urban Morphology & Sensing

Chalmers University of Technology; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 640,000 - 820,000; Full time

Job summary

Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg seeks a Staff Scientist to advance urban morphology research. You will provide expert support for spatial modelling, data integration and sensor-based studies in urban environments, contributing to the group's scientific output and research infrastructure.

You will collaborate across disciplines, supervise PhD candidates, and help develop external proposals, while operating in a dynamic, inclusive research setting that builds on Spatial Morphology

Qualifications

• A doctoral degree in Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Urban Studies, Geography or another closely related field, with a research profile relevant to quantitative urban morphology and/or social-ecological urban research.
• Strong expertise in the quantitative analysis of urban form and spatial structure, including experience with GIS and spatial modelling.
• Advanced experience in geospatial data processing, analysis and visualisation, including the integration of data from multiple spatial and temporal sources.
• Experience developing and applying quantitative methods and reproducible analytical workflows, including programming in Python, R or similar.
• Experience with empirical data collection and/or sensor-based methods relevant to studying environmental, ecological or human processes in urban environments.
• Experience conducting advanced scientific analyses and contributing to peer-reviewed research.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across disciplinary boundaries and provide scientific and methodological support within a research environment.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English (Swedish language courses are offered).

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain methods, datasets and spatial models for the quantitative analysis of the built and natural environment.
• Develop and maintain workflows for integrating, processing and analysing large spatial, longitudinal and sensor-based datasets.
• Develop and implement methods for social-ecological sensing, including field-based collection and processing of data on ecological conditions, environmental exposures, human activity and health.
• Integrate sensor observations with spatial models to support empirical validation, model development and longitudinal monitoring.
• Contribute specialist methodological expertise across the research group and collaborate with researchers in urban ecology, biodiversity, environmental health and related fields.
• Provide scientific and methodological support to PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers in collaboration with the group's research leaders. This may also include co-supervision of PhD candidates, with a focus on specialist support.
• Contribute specialist expertise to joint scientific publications and the communication of research findings.
• Contribute to external research proposals and collaborations that strengthen the group's established and planned research activities.

Skills

GIS & spatial modelling

Python or R programming

Sensor-based methods

Urban morphology analytics

Collaborative research

English proficiency

Education

Doctoral degree in Urban Planning/Urban Design/Architecture/Urban Studies/Geography

Tools

GIS software

Space Syntax

Job description

Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg seeks a Staff Scientist to advance urban morphology research. You will provide expert support for spatial modelling, data integration and sensor-based studies in urban environments, contributing to the group's scientific output and research infrastructure.

You will collaborate across disciplines, supervise PhD candidates, and help develop external proposals, while operating in a dynamic, inclusive research setting that builds on Spatial Morphology