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School of Civil and Building Engineering
Fixed-term for 30 Months commencing 1 October 2014
An experienced and motivated researcher is required to work on the Design4Energy EU funded project. Within Design4Energy (www.design4energy.eu) 17 partners from 11 countries covering all building life cycle stages will develop an innovative Integrated Evolutionary Design Methodology that can allow the stakeholders to predict the current and future energy efficiency of buildings (both at individual level and neighbourhood level) and make better informed decision in optimising the energy performance at building life cycle level, including operation and maintenance.
The successful candidate will contribute to the research activities related to the development of an operation and maintenance decision support tool for improved energy efficiency in buildings and their integration with neighbourhoods.
A first degree and / or Masters in Building Energy, Engineering, ICT or a related field together with knowledge and / or experience in building energy research, ICT for energy efficiency and BIM (Building Information Modelling) is essential. Experience and / or knowledge in the development of decision support tools and understanding Architects' practices during the design stage and the key decisions affecting energy performance are advantageous.
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