PhD in Adaptive Labour Market Futures for the Built Environment Energy and Digital Transition

Introduction

Are you passionate about shaping the future of work in the built environment Join us to co-create adaptive labour market futures for the digital and energy transitions. Contribute to long-term scenario development and future-making strategies that strengthen skills jobs and workforce resilience towards 2050. Join our team to drive innovations that support urban resilience. This is your chance to make a real impact!

Job Description

As a PhD candidate you will conduct cutting-edge research on how digitalisation and the energy transition reshape the labour market in the built environment. You will be part of the interdisciplinary NWO-funded project FUTURED Fostering Upskilled Talent for Urban Resilience Energy Transition and Digitalisation in the Built Environment.

The project develops adaptive labour market futures to 2050 and translates them into actionable strategies for policymakers industry and educational institutions. A key innovation is the development of a scenario-based serious game that supports future-oriented dialogue and strategic workforce planning.

You will work at the intersection of foresight labour economics computational analysis and interactive design to strengthen workforce resilience under accelerating twin transitions.

You will collaborate with the research group of dr. Xiao Peng in the Organisation in Digital Transition (ODT) at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences. You will work within the research line Digitalisation and Sustainability Energy Transition which includes several research projects focused on the energy transition such as Local Energy Systems and Energy Behavior Change. responsibilities

• Design and implement scenario planning and future-making methodologies
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative labour market analyses and projections at national and regional levels
• Engage with stakeholders in co-creation workshops and case studies (e.g. Midden-Utrecht and FoodValley regions)
• Develop conceptual and analytical models for labour market adaptivity
• Design and develop a scenario-based serious game to support future-making and stakeholder engagement
• Contribute to high-quality scientific publications and conference presentations
• Support coordination of WP2 research activities within the FUTURED consortium
• You will be contributing to the Urban Informatics research theme at the chair of Information Systems in the Built Environment (ISBE).

Job Requirements

• A Masters degree (or equivalent) in Innovation Sciences Labour Economics Public Policy Built Environment Engineering Environmental Sciences Data Science or a related field.
• Strong interest in labour market transformation digitalisation and the energy transition.
• Demonstrable experience with scenario analysis foresight methods or system-level analysis.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative data analysis; familiarity with computational methods (e.g. NLP text-as-data Python/R) is highly desirable.
• Interest in serious games interactive tools or participatory research methods is an advantage.
• A research-oriented attitude.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team and interested in collaborating with societal partners.
• Motivated to develop your teaching skills and coach students.
• Fluent in spoken and written English (C1 level).
• A positive attitude and good communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team and on own initiative.
• Fluency in Dutch both spoken and written is required due to the intensive collaboration with Dutch-speaking stakeholders and regional partners.

Conditions of Employment

A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful green campus within walking distance of the central train addition we offer you:

• Full-time employment for four years with an intermediate assessment after nine months. You will spend a minimum of 10% of your four-year employment on teaching tasks with a maximum of 15% per year of your employment.
• Salary and benefits (such as a pension scheme paid pregnancy and maternity leave partially paid parental leave) in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities scale P (min. 3059 - max. 3881).
• A year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%.
• High-quality training programs and other support to grow into a self-aware autonomous scientific researcher. At TU/e we challenge you to take charge of your own learning process.
• An excellent technical infrastructure on-campus childrens day care and sports facilities.
• Unlimited access to the modern oncampus TU/e Student Sports Center at an exceptionally affordable rate for you and if applicable your partner.
• An allowance for commuting working from home and internet costs.
• A Staff Immigration Team and a tax compensation scheme (the 30% facility) for international candidates.

About us

We are a leading international university where scientific curiosity meets a hands-on mindset. We work in an open and collaborative way with high-tech industries to tackle complex societal challenges. Our responsible and respectful approach ensures impact today and in the future. TU/e is home to over 13000 students and more than 7000 staff forming a diverse and vibrant academic community.

Our university is located in Brainport Eindhoven a worldleading tech region with more than 7000 hightech companies and strong R&D activity. Known for breakthroughs in AI photonics semiconductors and advanced manufacturing Brainport is a place where technology serves people and society. Learn more about the Brainport region here.

Sustainability in its broadest definition is the cornerstone of research and education in the Department of Built Environment. We take the lead in (re)shaping the built environment to be future-proof safe healthy inclusive and respectful of planetary boundaries. We house the entire spectrum of technology engineering design and human behavior disciplines in the built environment with world-class experimental facilities at all scales. This allows us to address societal challenges from a uniquely integrated perspective.

Information

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more Please contact the hiring manager Dr. Qi Han of dr. Dujuan Yang .

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Application

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• Cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
• Curriculum vitae including a list of your publications and the contact information of three references. Kindly note that we may reach out to references at any stage of the recruitment process. We recommend notifying your references upon submitting your application.

Ensure that you submit all the requested application documents. We give priority to complete applications.

We look forward to receiving your application and will screen it as soon as possible. The vacancy will remain open until the position is filled.

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