In the upcoming RenoDAT (“Accelerating Building RENOvation and Decarbonization Through DATa Integration”) project, an interdisciplinary consortium led by TU Delft will develop new research methods and implementation strategies to foster the digitalization of the built environment to accelerate the implementation of the Renovation Passport for buildings.
The project is a collaboration of universities, universities of applied sciences, governmental organizations and private companies and funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) within the “Digitalisation of Energy Renovations in the Built Environment” framework, The project aims to fill the knowledge gaps on data governance, ownership, privacy, and harmonization for data-driven energy renovation of the building stock.
The overarching goals are:
The 3D Geoinformation group at TU Delft will be involved in several technical tasks that will explore the challenges of coupling, enriching and integrating available public and private data sources that will underpin the Building Renovation Passport. In particular, our main tasks to be carried out in co-operation with the other project partners are:
To support the research work of the TU Delft team, we have opened a 4-year PhD position in our 3D Geoinformation research group, section Urban Data Science, Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. This PhD candidate is expected to contribute to the above tasks.
Another PhD position has been opened for the RenoDAT project at TU Delft, in the section Real Estate Management, Department of Management of the Built Environment, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. Both PhDs will collaborate to contribute to the project overarching goals.
The 3D Geoinformation group focuses on the technologies underpinning geographical information systems (GIS), and aims at designing, developing, and implementing better systems to model 3D cities, buildings and landscapes. It is a multidisciplinary group of around 25 people, including computer scientists, geomatics engineers, and geographers; 6 of them are tenured staff (1 professor, 3 associate professors, and 2 assistant professors). The group has a history of successful collaborations with industry and government in the past: its research has led to open source software, standards, and patents for the management of 3D geographic information and Building Information Models.
Applicants should:
Knowledge of Dutch language is a plus but not required.
Doctoral candidates will be offered a 4-year period of employment in principle, but in the form of 2 employment contracts. An initial 1,5 year contract with an official go/no go progress assessment within 15 months. Followed by an additional contract for the remaining 2,5 years assuming everything goes well and performance requirements are met.
Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, increasing from €2901 per month in the first year to €3707 in the fourth year. As a PhD candidate you will be enrolled in the TU Delft Graduate School. The TU Delft Graduate School provides an inspiring research environment with an excellent team of supervisors, academic staff and a mentor. The Doctoral Education Programme is aimed at developing your transferable, discipline-related and research skills.
The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged.
Will you need to relocate to the Netherlands for this job? TU Delft is committed to make your move as smooth as possible! The HR unit, Coming to Delft Service, offers information on their website to help you prepare your relocation. In addition, Coming to Delft Service organises events to help you settle in the Netherlands, and expand your (social) network in Delft. A Dual Career Programme is available, to support your accompanying partner with their job search in the Netherlands.
For more information about this position, please contact directly Dr. Giorgio Agugiaro (g.agugiaro@tudelft.nl).
You can apply via this webpage clicking on the “Apply now” button at the end of the page.
Your application dossier should contain:
After a first screening based on the application dossiers, a selection of candidates will be invited to an on-line interview. A short list of (max) 6 candidates will be invited to a second on-line interview. Interviews will take place in the second half of June or beginning of July. The desired starting date of the position is 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Doing a PhD at TU Delft requires English proficiency at a certain level to ensure that the candidate is able to communicate and interact well, participate in English-taught Doctoral Education courses, and write scientific articles and a final thesis. For more details please check the Graduate Schools Admission Requirement.