PhD Fellow Position, Aalborg Universitet, Denmark

January 23, 2009

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At the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, Department of Architecture and Design (AOD) a position as Ph.D. fellow (position no. 562/06-19-29114) is open for appointment from 1.3.2009.

Job description:
“Indoor Space – Architecture, Benchmarking and Space”

The PhD stipend is available within the general study programme “Planning and Development”

Job description:
Today there is an increasing need for knowledge concerning the use of buildings, who uses them and why are they used in the way they are. With this background, there is a need for the development of general research based evaluation methods and quality parameters, for the assessment of activities and usage of sports, recreational, and cultural buildings. Further to these needs, a PhD position is announced in cooperation with SBi, the Department of Architecture and Design and The Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities.

The purpose of the PhD fellow position is develop evaluation techniques and quality parameters for the use of completed sports, recreational and cultural buildings, and which will later be applicable for other types of buildings. This is especially the case for the development of new types of buildings with new functions, where there is very little or no existing knowledge available, in the development phases among the involved partners. It is also the case where it gives the implicated actors an opportunity to judge whether they have got “their moneys worth” – a situation that is often not present today. Based on this it can be proven that a development of general research based methods of evaluation and parameters of quality are needed for the assessment of activities and use of sports, recreational and cultural buildings.

The project will comprise three phases: An analysis and systematic mapping of state-of-the-art national and international evaluation methods and quality parameters; the development of a set of evaluation methods and quality parameters; and a test of evaluation methods and quality parameters on two cases, in order to practically contribute to fulfilling the need for knowledge in this area.

Background and expertise:
The PhD fellow position is organisationally anchored in the Department of Architecture and Design, Aalborg University, where some teaching will occur and the test case survey will be conducted. It will be possible to carry out part of the positions activities from The Danish Building Research Institute (SBi), Aalborg University as the primary cases used in the research project will be in the Copenhagen area.
Qualification requirements:
PhD stipends are allocated to individuals who hold a Masters degree. PhD stipends are normally for a period of 3 years. It is a prerequisite for allocation of the stipend that the candidate will be enrolled as a PhD student at the Doctoral School of the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, in accordance with the regulations of Ministerial Order No. 18 of January 14, 2008 on the PhD Programme at the Universities. According to the Ministerial Order, the progress of the PhD student shall be assessed every six months. It is a prerequisite for continuation of salary payment that the previous progress is approved at the time of the evaluation.

The qualifications of the applicant will be assessed by an assessment committee. On the basis of the recommendation of the assessment committee, the Dean of the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine will make a decision for allocating the stipend.
Appointment and salary acc. to the Ministry of Finance Circular of January 11, 2006 on the Collective Agreement for Academics in Denmark, Appendix 5, regarding PhD fellows, and with the Ministry of Finance Circular of June 13, 2007 on the employment structure at Danish Universities.

For further information about stipends and salary contact Ms. Tine Lützhøft, The Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine, email: tl@adm.aau.dk, phone: +45 9940 7380.

The PhD application form can be downloaded from the following address:
http://adm.aau.dk/fak-tekn/phd/vacant/ For English, please click on the UK flag.

The faculty has a research school, The International Doctoral School of Technology and Science: http://adm.aau.dk/fak-tekn/phd/ and a Network for all PhD students: http://pau.aau.dk
You may obtain further information from Associate Professor, PhD in Architecture, Henrik Harder, phone: +45 9940 7168, email: hhar@aod.aau.dk concerning the technical aspects of the stipend.

Application marked with the PhD stipend No. 562/06-19-29114, should include in four copies: the PhD application form, the Masters diploma including grades, publications, Curriculum Vitae, proposal for a PhD study plan and any other material, as well as a list of submitted material. Due to legal constraints electronic applications will not be accepted. The application must arrive at Aalborg University with the morning post by the 16.2.2009.

Application is to be forwarded to :

Aalborg Universitet
De Ingeniør-, Natur- og Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakulteter
Niels Jernes Vej 10
DK-9220 Aalborg Øst

Scholarship Tags: Aalborg, Denmark, Fellow, PhD, Position, Universitet