项目介绍

2024年9月12日

Job description

As part of a large European transdisciplinary research project, we are looking for a candidate to investigate how local cultures affect perceptions of geothermal energy.

Based on a literature review, you will design a questionnaire that you will distribute across different countries. You will analyse the data and report on the findings in scientific publications.

Furthermore, you will develop a manual for stakeholders (such as energy companies) who engage with local communities. You will experimentally test the effectiveness and quality of the manual with randomised controlled trials.

Requirements

Candidates need to have a Master’s degree in Psychology, Communication Science, Cultural Anthropology, Sociology, Public Administration or the like. It is essential that you know how to design surveys and experiments and are skilled in quantitative data analysis (e.g. SPSS or R). Candidates have a curiosity-driven mindset and a passion for (doing) research.

Affinity with technology is appreciated since you will be working in a tech environment.

Since the project requires a high level of coordination, we are looking for candidates who have excellent communication skills (e.g. in speaking, writing, and listening) and are known for their outstanding project management skills.

You need to be fluent in English (IELTS C1 level or higher); Doing a PhD at TU Delft requires English proficiency at a certain level to ensure that the candidate is able to communicate and interact well, participate in English-taught Doctoral Education courses, and write scientific articles and a final thesis. For more details please check the Graduate Schools Admission Requirements.

Conditions of employment

Doctoral candidates will be offered a 4-year period of employment in principle, but in the form of 2 employment contracts. An initial 1,5 year contract with an official go/no go progress assessment within 15 months. Followed by an additional contract for the remaining 2,5 years assuming everything goes well and performance requirements are met.

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, increasing from € 2770 per month in the first year to € 3539 in the fourth year. As a PhD candidate you will be enrolled in the TU Delft Graduate School. The TU Delft Graduate School provides an inspiring research environment with an excellent team of supervisors, academic staff and a mentor. The Doctoral Education Programme is aimed at developing your transferable, discipline-related and research skills.

From 1 September next, a salary increase of 3.7% applies due to a Collective Agreement amendment, followed by an additional 1% increase on 1 January 2025. In addition, most employees employed on 1 September 2024 will receive a one-off payment of €300 gross based on full-time employment.

The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged. 

For international applicants, TU Delft has the Coming to Delft Service. This service provides information for new international employees to help you prepare the relocation and to settle in the Netherlands. The Coming to Delft Service offers a Dual Career Programme for partners and they organise events to expand your (social) network.

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology)

Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.

At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.

Challenge. Change. Impact!

Faculty Technology, Policy and Management

The Faculty of TPM provides an important contribution to solving complex technical-social issues, such as energy transition, mobility, digitalisation, water management and (cyber) security. TPM does this with its excellent education and research at the intersection of technology, society and policy. We combine insights from both engineering and social sciences as well as the humanities. TPM develops robust models and designs, is internationally oriented and has an extensive network of knowledge institutions, companies, social organisations and governments.

Click here to go to the website of the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management.

Additional information

For more information about the content of the vacancy, please contact dr. Gerdien de Vries (g.devries-2@tudelft.nl), who will be the promotor of the PhD candidate. 

Application procedure

Are you interested in this vacancy? Please apply before 27 September 2024 via the application button and upload

• Motivation letter.
• Academic CV.
• Your MSc thesis or a paper you wrote based on your MSc research. If neither are available in English, include a 1-page abstract of your MSc thesis written in English. If you did not graduate recently, you can also choose to add a more recent research paper or report..
• Transcripts from your BSc and MSc studies.    

Please also note:

• A pre-employment screening can be part of the selection procedure.
• You can apply online. We will not process applications sent by email and/or post.
• Please do not contact us for unsolicited services.

For information about the application procedure, please send an e-mail to recruitment-tbm@tudelft.nl.