PhD Researcher – Circular & Climate‑Resilient Building Strategies

About the role

The Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at Delft University of Technology is seeking a PhD researcher to join the Horizon Europe AURORA project. The role focuses on developing multi‑scale assessment methods for circular and climate‑resilient building construction and renovation pathways.

Key responsibilities

• Map and catalogue innovative construction and renovation strategies across structural systems, façades, and building equipment for diverse typologies, climates and hazard contexts.
• Develop a catalogue of pre‑evaluated configurations to support informed selection of resilient and circular options.
• Assist in integrating assessed technologies into decision‑ready parametric datasets and a structured digital database.
• Apply the assessment framework to a real‑world Dutch urban neighbourhood case‑study.
• Collaborate with research groups in Structures and Materials, Building Design & Technology, and Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk.

Required profile

• PhD researcher position within the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment.
• Supervision by Assistant Professors Simona Bianchi and Olga Ioannou and Associate Professor Maria Pregnolato.

Required skills