Research Staff - Predoctoral Research Assistant in the Deusto Sustainable Research Group, in the field of Energy in Buildings

13 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

University of Deusto

Department

DeustoTech

Research Field

Environmental science

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

31 May 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

8

Offer Starting Date

1 Nov 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

H2020

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

We are seeking for research assistant for the following topics:

Energy monitoring activities and impact assessments over several newly constructed positive energy neighborhoods.
Social science and citizen engagement activities.
Energy modeling activities, focused at the assessment of overheating in buildings. At the urban scale, focusing on potential mitigation activities.
The candidate will collaborate in the execution of activities similar to above-mentioned ones, including the consolidation of data from public offices (municipal/regional cadasters, building taxonomies, energy inventories), and energy suppliers (consumption data) into building energy models, and high-level performance indicators, assess the achievement of the expected performance levels, identify underperforming systems and propose improvement measures.

The candidate should be able to interact with ICT technicians in Deusto, regarding the extraction and integration of data into data structures.

The above mentioned activities are well- aligned and with sufficient scientific aim as to deliver a PhD thesis in the field of Energy in the Built Environment. Consisting on scenario assessment, intervention proposals and impact assessment at urban scale.

The candidate will participate also in communication and dissemination of the scientific results in conferences, seminars and workshops, both national and international, as well as publications in scientific journals.

PI and/or project manager:
Roberto Garay

APPLICATION

1. The University of Deusto carries out this call within the framework of "General call for Grants allocated to research projects or groups to pursue Doctoral Studies." For more information on this call, please click on the following link.
2. Please complete the following two steps:
2.1. The online application form.
2.2. Register at the Deusto Career opportunities website (click on the blue "register" button).
3. Official academic transcript of previous official university studies (1st and 2nd cycle), even if they are currently being taken, issued by the corresponding unit. The academic certificate must state the name of the degree programme, the subjects that make up the course syllabus, the subjects passed, the grades obtained and the dates on which they were obtained. The transcript should show the average mark from 0 to 10.
4. Curriculum vitae.
5. Letter of admission to a University of Deusto PhD programme or the enrollment in the program.

Requirements
Specific Requirements

Background:

- Energy engineering or equivalent Master Degree.

Capacities:

- Understanding of energy systems in buildings and urban environments.
- Programming skills. At least basic knowledge of Python and/or R.
- Fluent in English (requirement) and Spanish (highly valued).
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment and adapt to different research challenges.
- Good level of written and spoken English.

Valuable items:

- Expertise in international context (erasmus) or multi-stakeholder environments (some business experience).
- Expertise in scientific publication.
- Understanding of public registers (cadasters, etc).
- Basic skills in Geographic Information Systems.
- Good level of written and spoken Spanish.

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

University of Deusto

Country

Spain

State/Province

Biscay

City

Bilbao

Postal Code

E-48007

Street

Avda. de las Universidades 24

Contact

State/Province

Biscay

City

Bilbao

Website

https://deusto.talentclue.com/en/node/106230520/4590

Street

Avda. de las Universidades 24

Postal Code

E-48007

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED