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Job Description

Do you want to use data and modeling to make historical buildings energy efficient – without losing their cultural heritage value? Join the DASHER research project at KTH.

DASHER (Data-driven Structured Historical Energy Renovations) develops and implements interdisciplinary, data-driven methods for the energy renovation of culturally and historically valuable buildings, with an initial focus on Gamla Stan (Old Town) in Stockholm. Based on the EU's updated directive on the energy performance of buildings (EPBD), the project addresses the challenge of balancing energy efficiency, conservation requirements, and a good indoor environment.

As a postdoc, you will further develop and apply tools for district-level energy modeling (such as ODEN and HIBER Atlas) to automate energy simulations and identify cost-effective measures at the district level. You will work with open and physics-based building stock data, validate models against real buildings, and translate results into a scalable method for Swedish conditions, a portfolio of measures for Gamla Stan, and guidance for national authorities on implementing the EPBD in culturally historic environments.

You will become part of a strong interdisciplinary consortium spanning academia, industry, and the public sector, collaborating closely with project partners including Uppsala University. The position is located at the Department of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering (SEED), School of Architecture and Built Environment (ABE), KTH, in Stockholm.

Qualifications

Requirements

• A completed PhD degree or a foreign degree assessed as equivalent to a PhD. This eligibility requirement must be met no later than the time the employment decision is made.
• PhD in energy systems, building/civil engineering, building physics, environmental technology, or a related field.
• Documented experience in building energy simulation and/or urban/district-level energy modeling (UBEM).
• Good programming and data analysis skills (e.g., MATLAB, Python, or equivalent).
• Very good knowledge of English, both spoken and written, as it is required in daily work.
• As a person, you are collaborative and self-motivated.

Merits

• At the last day of application, no more than three years have passed since the PhD degree or a foreign degree assessed as equivalent to a PhD was awarded.
• Experience in energy efficiency or renovation of culturally historic buildings.
• Experience in physics-based modeling of building stocks as well as work with open and geographic (GIS) data.
• Experience in hygrothermal assessment, indoor climate, and moisture risk assessment in buildings.
• Documented scientific publication.
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams together with industry and the public sector.
• Knowledge of the Swedish building stock and regulations; knowledge of Swedish is a merit.
• Awareness of diversity and equal treatment issues with a particular focus on gender equality.

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Join KTH

KTH shapes the future through education, research, and innovation. As a leading international technical university, we play an active role in driving and contributing to the transition to a sustainable society. Here, you are offered the opportunity to grow and develop in a creative and dynamic workplace with good working conditions and benefits. Gender equality, diversity, and equal opportunities are a quality issue and a clear part of KTH's values as a university and public authority.

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Application

You apply via KTH's recruitment system. As an applicant, you are primarily responsible for ensuring your application is complete when submitted.

The application should include:

• CV including relevant professional experience and knowledge.
• Copies of degree certificates and transcripts from your previous university studies. Translations to English or Swedish if the original documents are not issued in either of these languages.
• A concise statement of why you wish to conduct research, your academic interests, and how they relate to your previous studies and future goals. Max 2 pages.
• Two reference persons (name, your relationship to them, and contact details).
• A short portfolio of up to three relevant works – academic (e.g., an article) or practical – with a link, a short summary, and your role for each.

The application must be received by KTH no later than the last day of application by midnight, CET/CEST (Central European Time/Central European Summer Time).

About the Position

The employment is permanent, but for a maximum of two years.

A postdoc position is a time-limited merit-based appointment with a primary focus on research, intended as a first career step after the doctoral degree.

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