Phd Position 24/7 Dynamic Comfort

22 uur geleden

Delft, Nederland TU Delft Voltijd

**PhD Position 24/7 Dynamic Comfort**:
**_Passionate about shaping climate-responsive and climate-inclusive design? Join TU Delft to revolutionise thermal comfort research in buildings and neighbourhoods._**

**Job description**
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, is offering a PhD position within the ‘**24/7 Dynamic Thermal Comfort in Buildings and Neighbourhoods**’ project, in short, the ‘**24/7 Dynamic Comfort**’ project. This research sets out to uncover how diverse social groups navigate and adapt to thermal transitions within and between indoor and outdoor environments across daily, weekly, and seasonal cycles. The study will investigate physiological, psychological, and behavioural responses during periods of acclimation and recovery.
- Developing thermal-transient indices for indoor-outdoor activities such as walking, exercising, and resting;
- Proposing climate-inclusive design guidelines tailored to vulnerable groups (e.g., delivery riders, night-shift workers, etc.) and providing recommendations for the current adaptive comfort standards; and
- Formulating dynamic-comfort solutions for ‘sick-building,’ ‘sick-street,’ and ‘sick-square’ syndromes caused by insufficient climate-adaptive opportunities in existing buildings, urban infrastructure, and the intermediate spaces connecting them.

This ‘**24/7 Dynamic Comfort**’ PhD project focuses on creating safe, inclusive, and playful thermal environments. In alignment with these goals, your supervisory team is dedicated to supporting a positive and fulfilling four-year research journey as you work toward your doctorate. Join TU Delft to contribute to ground-breaking research and advance your career in an internationally renowned academic environment.

In the department of Architectural Engineering + Technology we currently have 6 PhD positions open.
- , Building Technology, Urbanism, Geomatics, Behavioural Sciences, or a related field. You must obtain your master’s degree before 31 July 2025.
- You have strong motivations for research in human comfort and biometeorology.
- You have research or practical experiences in environmental design or citizen sciences (good communication skills with relevant stakeholders).
- You enjoy working with a diverse, interdisciplinary research team, take initiative in field and lab studies, and disseminate your knowledge to both academia and society.

Preferable qualifications:

- Your master’s thesis, research projects, or publications should preferably be related to outdoor climates, with an interest in exploring indoor environments.
- Alternatively, your work may be focused on indoor climates, with a curiosity about outdoor contexts, or integrate both perspectives.
- You have prior experience in or an affinity with indoor or outdoor measurement campaigns (weather stations, sensors, surveys).
- You are proficient in or have an affinity with relevant data processing tools and simulation models.

**TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)**
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

Challenge. Change. Impact

**Faculty Architecture and the Built Environment**
The Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment has a leading role in education and research worldwide. The driving force behind the faculty’s success is its robust research profile combined with the energy and creativity of its student body and academic community. It is buzzing with energy from early in the morning until late at night, with four thousand people studying, working, designing, conducting research and acquiring and disseminating knowledge. Our faculty has a strong focus on 'design-oriented research’, which has given it a top position in world rankings.

Staff and students are working to improve the built environment with the help of a broad set of disciplines, including architectural design, urban planning, building technology, social sciences, process management, and geo-information science. The faculty works closely with other faculties, universities, private parties, and the public sector, and has an extensive network in the Netherlands as well as internationally.

**Application procedure**
- A motivation letter (no more than 600 words) addressing your interests and describing how your experience and research plans fit with the ‘24/7 Dynamic Comfort’ PhD project.
- A detailed CV - highlighting publications, examples of projects and/or achievements and earlier experience that prove skills relevant to this PhD project.
- A master’s thesis

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