About the Role
Seeking a postdoctoral researcher to develop innovative digital solutions for sustainable building renovation within the Horizon Europe REMADE project. The role involves creating an Integrated Digital Building platform using BIM, AI, cloud computing, IoT, and real-time data analytics to enhance energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and operational performance.
Responsibilities
- Develop BIM-based digital twin models for building renovation projects.
- Integrate data from IoT devices, sensors, mobile applications, and external sources to support intelligent building management.
- Contribute to cloud-based platforms and AI-enabled solutions for energy efficiency, HVAC optimisation, predictive maintenance, and smart building operations.
- Support data integration, pilot demonstrations, testing, and validation activities with academic and industry partners.
- Contribute to project deliverables, technical reports, publications, and dissemination activities.
- Undertake regular international travel for project meetings, research, site visits, demonstrations, and collaborative engagements.
Requirements
- Hold, or be nearing completion of, a PhD in Digital Construction, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Building Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related discipline.
- Experience in BIM and digital construction.
- Experience in digital twins.
- Experience in AI and machine learning.
- Experience in cloud computing.
- Experience in IoT integration.
- Experience in data analytics and visualisation.
- Strong programming skills in Python, JavaScript, C#, or similar languages.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Desirable experience of smart buildings.
- Desirable experience of cloud platforms.
- Desirable experience of APIs.
- Desirable experience of databases.
- Desirable experience of collaborative research projects.
Skills
- BIM
- Digital Construction
- Digital Twins
- AI
- Machine Learning
- Cloud Computing
- IoT Integration
- Data Analytics
- Data Visualisation
- Python
- JavaScript
- C#
- Smart Buildings
- Cloud Platforms
- APIs
- Databases
Location
- City St George's
Work Type
- Permanent contract
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Postdoctoral researcher
Education Level
- PhD
Salary/Compensations
- Sector-leading salary
Benefits
- Pension scheme
- Comprehensive package of staff training and development
About the Company
- City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions.
- It brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.
- The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology.
- Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.
- Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.
Equal Opportunity
- City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
- We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.
- City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
