Researcher in Digital Fabrication for Constructive

vor 1 Woche


Winterthur, Zürich, Schweiz ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Vollzeit

Join our research Centre for Building Technologies and Processes at the department of Architecture, Design and Civil Engineering at ZHAW, helping us to ramp-up and engage in new, exciting and interdisciplinary research projects.


School:
School of Architecture, Design and Civil Engineering

Starting date:
December 1 or by arrangement
Limited until May 31, 2026

Your role*:


We offer a research position for architects or civil engineers with a focus on algorithmic design methods and digital fabrication processes for sustainable constructive systems.


You will be responsible for:

  • Being a core member of an interdisciplinary research project (Innosuisse IP-ENG) developing a novel constructive system based on largescale clay 3Dprinting, collaborate with innovative industry stakeholders.
  • Driving research in the area of applied digital fabrication for sustainable constructive system using alternative and lowcarbon construction materials, computational design and simulation of complex material behaviors in construction.
  • Supporting ongoing research in algorithmic design and digital fabrication processes.
  • Writing technical/project reports.
  • Authoring/coauthoring articles in scientific journals.
  • Supporting/writing research proposals and taking over/supporting project lead.
  • Supporting the creation of new ideas and buildup of the research team in the domain of digital fabrication and algorithmic design in Architecture.

Your profile*:


We are looking for a widely interested and open-minded person who likes to work in an interdisciplinary team, at the interface between architecture, structural design, building systems and construction and supports our team with new ideas and excellent research work.


  • Master or higher degree in architecture, civil engineering, or related fields.
  • Specialization in algorithmic design methods and digital fabrication processes.
  • Experience in digital fabrication processes with loam, largescale 3Dprinting processes for construction.
  • Experience in digital planning processes, parametric design models, integrated planning models (such as BIM), realization of digital fabrication processes in building projects.
  • Experience in scripting/programming with Python (and/or Java, C++), Programming ABB industrial robots (and/or UR, Kuka), CAD and 3DModelling in Rhinoceros (and/or Blender, Archicad, Revit), Adobe and Office Suite.
  • Fluency in English oral and written, German level B1 and above desired.


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