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PhD scholarship in “A resilience approach to occupant comfort in the built environment” - DTU Sustain
Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Job Description

DTU Sustain invites applications for a position as a PhD student in “A resilience approach to occupant comfort in the built environment”.

People spend about 90% of their time indoors (e.g., in buildings, in transport, etc.), and therefore indoor environment has significant effects on occupant comfort, health and well-being. Buildings globally are one of the most intensive users of energy and a large part of this energy is used for conditioning indoor environments. There is a global need to find heating, cooling and ventilation (HVAC) solutions that create optimal indoor environments with minimum energy use, and at the same time, these solutions should also be sustainable and resilient.

The trend of delivering comfort to people is changing from providing uniform thermal conditions to personalized and micro-environmental conditions in the vicinity of occupants. There is also an increasing interest in providing comfort for people in different settings such as outdoor spaces, semi-outdoor spaces, and indoor spaces. Two of the promising solutions in these setting for providing comfort are personalized environmental control systems (PECS) and wearable heating and cooling systems. The three main tasks of the PhD student will be to 1) Evaluate comfortable and limit environmental conditions for each of the mentioned settings with a focus on resilience to heat waves and a changing climate, 2) Evaluate potential of PECS and wearable heating and cooling devices to provide comfort in these settings, and 3) Develop and improve PECS and wearable heating and cooling devices to deliver the necessary comfort and evaluate their potential from a resilience point of view.

The work will include theoretical evaluations, dynamic simulations (either by existing tools or by development of in-house software), experiments in climate chambers and field studies. You will be involved in ongoing national and international projects and expected to contribute actively to these projects.

Responsibilities and qualifications
Your focus during the employment will be to develop resilient cooling (and heating) solutions for people and in different environments. You will work closely with colleagues at DTU and with both, academic and industrial partners in Denmark as well as abroad.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for planning and executing experiments in climate chambers and in buildings.
• You will be responsible for creating dynamic building simulation models and using those models for carrying out parametric studies. You may be required to develop new models of certain HVAC system components.
• You will be responsible for disseminating research findings in form of scientific journal articles, conference papers and presentations, and in professional journals.
• You should able to function in an international environment and you are open to working with other colleagues.

Qualifications

• You are able to work independently, plan and execute complicated and challenging tasks.
• You are flexible, self-motivated, interested in collaboration and take personal responsibility for your work.
• You have experience with evaluating indoor environmental quality and HVAC system performance by means of climate chamber measurements.
• You have worked with dynamic building simulation tools for indoor environment and energy performance assessment of buildings (knowledge of and experience with TRNSYS or IDA ICE is an advantage). Experience with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is an advantage but not a requirement.
• Previous research experience in evaluating the performance of Personalized Environmental Control Systems (PECS) is an advantage.

The candidate is expected to be fluent in spoken and written English. Some level of spoken and written Danish is a benefit but not a requirement.

You must have a two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree.

Approval and Enrolment 
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see DTU's rules for the PhD education . 

Assessment
The assessment of the applicants will be made by an internal assessment committee.

We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.

Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 3 years.

The starting date is 1st of June 2024 (or according to mutual agreement). The position is a full-time position.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here .

Further information
Further information may be obtained from Head of Section Prof. Jørn Toftum ([email protected] ) or Assoc. Prof. Ongun Berk Kazanci ([email protected] ).

You can read more about DTU SUSTAIN at https://sustain.dtu.dk/  

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark . Furthermore, you have the option of joining our monthly free seminar “PhD relocation to Denmark and startup “Zoom” seminar ” for all questions regarding the practical matters of moving to Denmark and working as a PhD at DTU. 

Application procedure 
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 4 April 2024 (23:59 Danish time). 

Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
• Curriculum vitae 
• Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma (in English) including official description of grading scale
• Contact information of three referees

You may apply prior to ob­tai­ning your master's degree but cannot begin before having received it. 

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

The Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering (DTU Sustain) is one of the largest university departments specializing in environmental and resource engineering in Europe. The department conducts research, development & scientific advice and provides educational programs and service to society. We are working to develop new environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies, methods and solutions, and to disseminate this knowledge to society and future generations of engineers. The department has approximately 300 employees from more than 30 nationalities.

The Section for Indoor Environment at DTU SUSTAIN conducts research to develop design criteria and technical solutions with the purpose of establishing healthy, comfortable, and productivity-stimulating indoor environments as energy efficiently as possible. Within this framework, you will carry out experimental and theoretical research to enhance occupant well-being and energy efficiency of buildings. The work includes theoretical evaluations, simulations, experiments in climate chambers and field studies.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

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• Job Identification 3383
• Job Category Phd
• Posting Date 03/21/2024, 04:39 AM
• Apply Before 04/04/2024, 05:59 PM
• Locations Koppels Allé , Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, DK

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