Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Concordia University
- Research Field
- Engineering » Other
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Canada
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Full-time
- Hours Per Week
- 40
- Offer Starting Date
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- Yes
Offer Description
I am looking for strong PhD candidate(s) to work on occupant-centric optimization of building operations. Their research will entail developing data-driven techniques to improve both energy efficiency and occupant comfort in buildings, with specific topics focusing on
- Advanced building control strategies (occupant-centric controls)
- Grid-interactive buildings
- Detailed investigations and modelling of occupant comfort
The candidate may work in collaboration with partners in both industry and/or academia. However, the position will be mainly supervised by Dr. Mohamed Ouf, who leads the Intelligent Buildings and Cities Lab at Concordia University, Montréal, QC Canada.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Engineering » Other
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
- A recent MSc degree in an engineering discipline (Building, Mechanical, Architectural, Civil) or a related field
- Experience in modelling building energy systems, and using at least one building simulation tool (e.g. Energy Plus, eQUEST, IESVE)
- Strong background in statistics, data analytics and machine learning, as well as linear and non-linear optimization techniques
- Strong technical writing skills and interest in producing high quality publications in top journals and conferences
- Experience with programming languages (i.e., Python, MATLAB, etc.)
- Excellent English written and oral communication skills (French is considered an asset)
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Excellent
- Level
- Good
- Research Field
- Engineering » Other
- Years of Research Experience
- 1 - 4
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Concordia University
- Country
- Canada
- City
- Montreal
- Geofield
Where to apply
- mohamed.ouf@concordia.ca
Contact
- State/Province
- QC
- City
- Montreal
- Website
- mohamed.ouf@concordia.ca