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Postdoctoral Researcher in Data-Driven Design Evaluation of Urban Transformations Delft University of Technology in Netherlands
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Geography
Funding
This is a 2-year temporary, full-time employment contract of 36–40 hours per week. Salary is €3,706–€5,760, with benefits in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, including an ABP pension scheme, flexible working arrangements, leave, training opportunities, and other employment benefits.
Deadline
Dec 4, 2026
Country
Netherlands
University
Delft University of Technology
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Delft University of Technology is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to support ROUTES – Reimagining Open Schoolyards and Urban Streets as Equitable Spaces, a four-year Horizon Europe and New European Bauhaus project coordinated by TU Delft.
The project investigates how integrated transformations of schoolyards and school streets can improve safety, social cohesion, active mobility, inclusivity, and well-being across neighborhoods. Living laboratories in Bratislava, Espoo, Rotterdam, and Tirana will work with citizens, schools, and local authorities to co-design and test urban interventions, while observer cities contribute to wider European learning.
Based in the Department of Sustainable Design Engineering within the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, the researcher will join the Urban Analytics Lab under the supervision of Dr. Achilleas Psyllidis. The role combines urban analytics, urban planning, spatial data analysis, mobility studies, behavioral mapping, and data-driven design evaluation.
The researcher will help establish metrics, indicators, and data-collection protocols across schoolyard, street, neighborhood, and city scales. The work will integrate sensor-based data with human-centered observations, harmonize multi-site datasets in line with GDPR and FAIR principles, and support comparative analyses of walkability, accessibility, perceived safety, social cohesion, and mobility transformations before, during, and after interventions.
The position also involves coordinating field observations, collaborating with international project partners and pilot cities, translating findings into accessible tools, and contributing to the interactive ROUTES Atlas, project deliverables, reports, and scientific publications. The interdisciplinary research environment connects urban analytics with environmental psychology, mobility, behavioral science, citizen science, and urban design.
Funding details
This is a 2-year temporary, full-time employment contract of 36–40 hours per week. Salary is €3,706–€5,760, with benefits in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, including an ABP pension scheme, flexible working arrangements, leave, training opportunities, and other employment benefits.
What's required
PhD in urban design, urban planning, transportation or mobility studies, geography, environmental psychology, urban data science, or a related field. Candidates should have experience with quantitative and qualitative monitoring, evaluation, data collection, and analysis in urban or built-environment contexts; spatial data analysis, GIS, sensor-based mobility data, or behavioral mapping; strong analytical and data-handling skills; data integration across heterogeneous sources; excellent written and spoken English; and the ability to work in an international, interdisciplinary consortium. Experience publishing in top-tier journals or conferences and disseminating research to non-academic audiences is advantageous. Willingness to travel occasionally to European pilot sites for fieldwork coordination is expected.
How to apply
Apply online through the TU Delft vacancy page by 4 December 2026. Submit a CV with academic outputs, a 1–2-page cover letter, an executive summary of your PhD dissertation, and optionally related work samples such as data visualizations, code repositories, or data analyses. Applications by email or post will not be processed.
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