Postdoctoral Researcher Thermal/Visual Comfort of Advanced Building Envelope System

Job description

Your role in this project will be to analyse visual and thermal comfort of the façade system based on the results of field studies/measurements at the Profile

We are looking for highly motivated and passionate candidates with a PhD in architecture, architectural engineering or engineering and previous experience in lab work, ideally with industry, with the following characteristics:

• Knowledge and methodological skills in thermal/visual comfort analysis, previous experience in conducting field studies with participants
• Experience in developing/using VR technology or similar or comparable computational skills that will allow a fast uptake
• Excellent communication skills in English and, ideally, in German, both written and spoken
• Interest and passion in bridging research and application and interacting with a dynamic spin-off environment

Workplace

Workplace

We offer

In addition to a competitive salary and extensive opportunities for further training, we offer an attractive and international environment in which we work together on one of the greatest challenges of our time: how to address climate change and its impact on the built environment. As an international and multi-disciplinary research group based in Zurich and Singapore we work on large and small research projects in different geographical and socio-economic contexts, at the interface of architecture, engineering and computation. For this project you will be embedded in a dynamic spin-off environment working on an exceptional project to be implemented at scale.

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We look forward to receiving your online application with the following documents:

• motivational letter
• CV
• research work samples

Please note that we exclusively accept applications submitted through our online application portal. Applications via email or postal services will not be considered.

Further information about the chair of Architecture and Building Systems can be found on our website. Questions regarding the position should be directed to Ms Valérie Gass by email (no applications).

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