Research assistant civil Engineering, Architecture or Environmental Science (W/M)

EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,500 people supporting the three main missions of the institution: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 17,000 people, including over 12,500 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.

The Laboratory of Construction Materials (LMC) , together with renowned experts from
GLOBE - The Global Consensus on Sustainability in the Built Environment , is leading a Global Building Data Initiative (GBDI) aimed at establishing a global data initiative to inform action for reducing resource use and upfront embodied carbon of new buildings. The initiative seeks to assess the current status quo through building data analysis and benchmarking, promote consistent target setting, and inform effective decarbonization actions. By empowering decision-makers in industry and policy, the initiative will drive decarbonization action for buildings considering a whole life-cycle approach. The initiative aims for a global assessment of resource use and embodied carbon of new buildings, with special attention to involvement of crucial Global South regions. It will develop a coordinated, open, and scalable data protocol and the technical infrastructure required for global data collection and analysis.