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Postdoc Researcher in Financing Energy Renovation of Homes
South HollandHybrid24 hours/week<3months
You will make a significant contribution to a mission-driven research project.
- The focus is on the development of financial models and strategies that can accelerate the energy renovation of private homes at the neighborhood level.
- The project develops an integrated, neighborhood-oriented renovation approach.
- A consortium of partners investigates technical solutions, resident support, quality assurance, the role of market actors, and financing.
- Close collaboration is established with municipalities, market parties, knowledge institutions, and other stakeholders to develop and test approaches that can support large-scale renovations of private homes.
- The research focuses on the financial dimension of this transition: how financial risks can be identified and managed, and how public and private financial resources can be combined into viable financing models for homeowners and other stakeholders involved in the renovation process.
What you do
- Contribute to ongoing research activities within the project and collaborate closely with the project consortium.
- Analyze financial risks of various actors and in phases of the renovation process.
- Research existing and new public and private financing instruments to accelerate energy renovations of homes.
- Develop and evaluate financing models that combine public and private resources in response to affordability and shared financial risk.
- Explore innovative financial solutions together with municipalities, financial institutions, market players, and other stakeholders.
- Contribute to stakeholder interviews, workshops, and validation sessions.
- Translate research results into practical recommendations and tools for municipalities and other actors involved in neighborhood renovation.
- Contribute to project deliverables, reports, and scientific publications.
What they ask
- A Dutch-speaking researcher with interest and experience in integrated home renovation, financial innovation, and/or the energy transition at the neighborhood level.
- A doctoral degree in the built environment, real estate, economics, finance, sustainability, energy transition, or a related field.
- Experience or strong interest in financial and business models for sustainable buildings or energy renovation.
- Affinity with stakeholder-oriented and applied research.
- Experience with qualitative and/or quantitative research methods and scientific publications.
- The ability to work independently while collaborating with an interdisciplinary project consortium.
- Strong communication skills in scientific Dutch.
- Knowledge of financial innovations, Dutch energy and renovation policy, municipal incentive programs, financing instruments, participation methods, and neighborhood-oriented communication is considered an advantage.
Practical
- You will work at a Management in the Built Environment department of a Faculty of Architecture.
- You will collaborate directly with universities of applied sciences, universities, municipalities, market players, and knowledge partners who work together on setting up renovation trajectories.
- The position offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of innovative financing methods with both scientific relevance and direct practical application within the Dutch energy transition.
- The employment is temporary.
- Salary and secondary employment conditions are in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities.
- An excellent pension scheme.
- The possibility to compile an individual employment conditions package annually.
- Discounts with health insurers on supplementary packages.
- 232 annual leave hours (for 38 hours).
- Ample opportunities to follow training, courses, and workshops.
- Partially paid parental leave.
- Attention to healthy and energetic work with a vitality program.
- Support for relocation to the Netherlands, including information, events, and a Dual Career Program for an accompanying partner.
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