The Louvain Research Institute for Landscape, Architecture and Built Environment (LAB) at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) is looking for a motivated and qualified postdoctoral research associate in Data Science. The researcher will join the Urban Metabolism research team at LAB led by Prof. Daniela Perrotti.
The position is of a duration of 18 months and is part of the interdisciplinary research project “CO-HABIT”, funded by the Brussels Capital Region, Institute for Research and Innovation (Prospective Research programme). It involves two postdoctoral research associates and a PhD fellow and is co-led with the KU Leuven Department of Architecture, Research group Planning for People, Urbanity and Landscapes.
The CO-HABIT team will develop a novel set of tools to advance the design of urban public spaces in the Brussels region based on the nature and characteristics of local wildlife habitats. It will bridge urban ecology and design with citizen science and involve a range of policy and industry stakeholders.
The work of the research associate will consist of developing the CO-HABITAT data platform which will centralise and harmonise primary data on urban wildlife in Brussels. The researcher will investigate availability and resolution of data issued from wildlife monitoring campaigns and research initiatives at the urban and regional scale. The data platform will consists of: i) a data dashboard collecting and systematizing quantitative and qualitative datasets on urban wildlife in Brussels (e.g. species occurrence, movements, and spatiotemporal habitat patterns), ranging across scales and resolution levels and sourced from local authorities’ databases, independent crowdsourcing initiatives as well as scientific reports and policy briefs; ii) a data communication and visualization system that will allow agile data integration in the design work and appropriation of the data dashboard by the design researcher and stakeholders involved in the project.
Start date: between 1st November and 1st December 2021.
Location: The research associate will be based at the Brussels campus of the LAB Institute, Rue Henri Wafelaerts 47, 1060 Brussels, Belgium.
Qualifications
Minimum of a PhD in relevant subject area (Data Science) and up to 2-year research experience from PhD.
Relevant PhD dissertation topic (data management and visualization).
Relevant experience
Essential
Previous experience in systems design, database management, and data visualization (e.g. PhD thesis and follow up research)
Engagement with quantitative and qualitative data collection and management (e.g. PhD thesis and follow up research)
Desirable
Previous experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Knowledge of and interest in Urban Ecology.
Benefits
The net monthly salary is of € 2.600 ca. after tax. In addition to the salary, the funding package also covers social benefits, health care and allowance for traveling to and from work. An additional budget of € 5.000 is provided to cover international mobility expenses, IT and other operating costs related to the research.
Selection process
Applications should include (in one single pdf file):
Please submit your application to [email protected] and [email protected] by 12th August 2021.
Online interviews with short-listed candidates will be held the week of 16 August 2021 on Teams or Zoom.
Application Deadline: 12th August 2021
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