The PhD-candidate will work in the EU funded Interreg project Housing4.0Energy, supervised by senior researchers also working in the project. Housing 4.0Energy is a consortium with partners in Belgium, Germany, UK, Ireland and the Netherlands.
Project summary: North West Europe lacks affordable new low energy housing solutions for 1&2 person households. Existing techniques & practices neglect the financial capacities & limited space requirements of this growing group. This project will develop an affordable Zero Energy House market by adapting & applying new technologies & creating consumer/supplier interest. The concept focusses on small housing concepts that use innovative design and production techniques and materialisation with a severe reduced embodied CO2 and a net zero energy in the operation phase.

Role of the PhD-candidate:

• set-up and coordinate environmental impact calculations and energy use measurements of new housing concepts;
• develop the design for questionnaires and focus groups to monitor consumer satisfaction;
• be closely involved in executing the research activities in the five different countries;
• analyse the results, write academic papers and journal articles and formulate recommendations for the pilot projects and for policy makers.

For more information: please request the research proposal.

The PhD candidate:

• holds a MSc degree from an internationally recognised institution, preferably in the field of housing and energy efficiency; for example Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences (AUBS), Complex Systems Engineering and Management (CoSEM), Construction Management and Engineering (CME);
• has skills and experience in executing quantitative and qualitative research;
• is good at collaborating in an international team;
• works proactively and independently and has good communication skills;
• has a high level of written and spoken English;
• is highly motivated, ambitious and result-oriented;
• knowledge of Dutch is an advantage.

Fixed-term contract: 4 years.

TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, a discount for health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged. An International Children’s Centre offers childcare and an international primary school. Dual Career Services offers support to accompanying partners. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

As a PhD candidate you will be enrolled in the TU Delft Graduate School. TU Delft Graduate School provides an inspiring research environment; an excellent team of supervisors, academic staff and a mentor; and a Doctoral Education Programme aimed at developing your transferable, discipline-related and research skills. Please visit www.tudelft.nl/phd for more information.

Delft University of Technology

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is a multifaceted institution offering education and carrying out research in the technical sciences at an internationally recognised level. Education, research and design are strongly oriented towards applicability. TU Delft develops technologies for future generations, focusing on sustainability, safety and economic vitality. At TU Delft you will work in an environment where technical sciences and society converge. TU Delft comprises eight faculties, unique laboratories, research institutes and schools.

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Faculty Architecture & the Built Environment

Since its foundation 110 years ago, the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment has built up a solid international reputation for training architects, urban planners and designers, as well as for its research portfolio and coaching of PhD candidates. With around 2600 students and 500 staff members, with around 230 FTEs devoted to academic positions, our faculty is one of the largest of Delft University of Technology and one of the most prestigious architecture and the built environment faculties globally. Traditionally, the faculty has prioritised high-quality training in design and research in the field of the built environment. Over 40 chairs cover a wide range of academic areas in design, process and technology, which together cover the entire field of the built environment. The faculty has a budget of around €38 million, of which approximately €7 million is sourced indirectly and from contracts with third parties.

The vacancy is in the Department OTB Research for the Built Environment and hosted by the section Housing Studies in close cooperation with the section Sustainable Housing Quality. The section Housing Studies has expertise in housing market analysis and housing policies. The research ranges from comparing policies for affordable housing in the global North and the Global South, studying market failures and measuring housing preferences. The section Sustainable Housing Quality has expertise on policies and processes to increase the quality of housing with a focus on energy efficiency and sustainably and analyses the actual performances of the houses in practise in relation with the behaviour and preferences of the occupants.

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