This postdoc position is aimed at research on energy analytics for buildings and the building stock. The focus is on mathematical modelling and machine learning/AI methods for the characterization of energy use in the building stock, digital inspections and automated diagnosis.
The selected researcher will have a close collaboration with another postdoc and PhD-students with expertise on energy use in buildings and related models. He/she will be part of the IEBB subproject ‘Forecasting , diagnostic and optimization with data-driven digital twins’, funded by The Netherlands Enterprise Agency and industrial partners, and will have a main role in selecting & developing the needed ML/AI methods. The researcher will support the chair Building Energy Epidemiology by further developing and integrating models and testing them on already collected data sets. Depending on his/her area of interest different accents can be given to the research. Participation in education is possible.
The duration of the appointment is 12 months, with possibility for extension, starting from May 2020.

The successful candidate should hold a doctorate’s degree and have a strong background in data analytics and machine learning/AI and demonstrable experience in programming and modelling dynamic physical systems. Knowledge of and affinity with energy systems is an advantage. Good collaboration skills and strong interest in multidisciplinary research are required.

Fixed-term contract: 1 year with possible extension.

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.

Technische Universiteit Delft

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.

Faculty Architecture & the Built Environment

The Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment in Delft University of Technology strives to make significant contributions to solving some of the world’s most pressing societal problems. It does so by conducting original design, engineering and management research in and for the built environment, and by providing Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD programs to students from all over the world. The faculty’s internationally-renowned position (ranked 3rd in world and 1st in the Netherlands according to the QS subject rankings 2018 and 2019) highlights the excellent facilities, offering an interdisciplinary network for its 500 employees and 3.000 students. The faculty generates ideas, solutions, and knowledge for and with all relevant industries in the pursuit of a sustainable, resilient and enabling built environment.

With its academic research and education programs, the Department of Management in the Built Environment (MBE) helps to meet the growing demand for architects, urban planners and building engineers with knowledge and skills related to managing design, planning, and (re)development processes in the built environment. The section Design and Construction Management (DCM) is undertaking research and education around new ways of reconfiguring work processes in designing, constructing, renovating and operating the built environment to meet the goals of creating a circular economy that emphasizes greater responsiveness, reliability, quality and resource efficiency in the through-life delivery of built environment projects.

Building Energy Epidemiology
The focus of the chair Building Energy Epidemiology is on how to use large collections of data to design, monitor and control energy and indoor climate systems on an efficient, sustainable, people-friendly and smart way, at the levels of buildings and the built environment.