PhD in Decision support methods to foster regenerative construction solutions and increase resilience of vulnerable and underserved communities
vor 1 Monat
Job description
The objective of the PhD is to develop a framework allowing to implement placed based solutions that can improve the resilience of local communities and regenerate both environment and local economy. Such framework serves as base for co-designing solutions with the community, considering on one side local resource availability (material and immaterial), legal and social constraints, natural threats due to climate change and on the other side technical and sustainability performance of various design options. The PhD works more specifically in Colombia, but framework is intended to be transferrable to other contexts.
Following tasks are envisioned:
- Environmental Analysis and climate Risk Assessment: Develop methods to identify climate-related risks for the built environment, including social, economic and environmental perspectives.
- Identify regenerative constructive solutions: Work closely with experts from various fields including building engineering, urban planning and social sciences to identify and tailor regenerative solutions, ensuring they respond effectively to the assessed risks and community needs. Main task of the PhD will be to develop reliable method providing graspable results to present whole sustainability consequences of implementing the various solutions proposed by various stakeholders.
- Co-design regenerative solutions enhancing climate resilience which are economically viable and trigger positive outcome for both the community and the planet. Once the sustainability assessment method is developed, it can be implemented on various options and can contribute to the adaptation of these solutions based on community feedback and cultural appropriateness, ensuring the solutions are sustainable and embedded within the local context.
- Knowledge Transfer and Implementation: PhD engages in the translation of research findings into practical, on-ground strategies that improve local living conditions and environmental sustainability. PhD is also expected to disseminate sustainability assessment method to wider audience in order to be used in other contexts by governmental and non-governmental bodies.
Your profile
The ideal candidate
Holds a Master degree in Geography, Environmental Science, Civil or environmental engineering, Architecture or related fields. is fluent in Spanish and English in order to engage with local community. (Spanish proficiency is a requirement) is skilled in modelling, comfortable with python language and GIS or ready to learn them fast (and able to demonstrate that) with a strong interest in participatory research methods. Has knowledge in building constructions. Share sustainability values and willingness to engage with local communities.-
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