We are looking to expand our team with 2 Researchers/ Project Managers with a background in architecture, urban design or planning, or similar professions. The successful applicants will work with our team’s portfolio of Mission-driven and New European Bauhaus-inspired projects, to design, implement and document:
- Impact pathways (sequences of steps or processes through which an intervention, project, or policy achieves intended outcomes and unintended side effects) at the intersection of environmental, spatial, social, cultural, economic, governance and quality of life perspectives
- Co-benefits (complementary, often unplanned positive effects that accompany the primary objectives of a project, making the initiative more impactful and beneficial in multiple dimensions, for different stakeholder groups)
NTNU Smart Sustainable Cities has a large portfolio of externally funded projects in collaboration with public authorities, private, cultural and creative sectors, and communities and grassroot organisations. We want to strengthen the team with 2 Researchers / Project Managers who can contribute to the CrAFt, NEB-STAR, Re-Value, Bauhaus Bites and ClimaGen projects (funded by Horizon Europe, EU Missions on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change in cooperation with the New European Bauhaus). The Researchers / Project Managers will also contribute to the development and implementation of new strategic projects and activities in cities and communities, in support of the European Green Deal.
The projects of our team are largely based on multi-actor collaboration, including cross-sectoral co-creation with local and European partners from the public and private sectors, communities and grassroots initiatives, cultural and creative sectors, academia, NGOs, media and others. We are therefore looking for 2 Researchers / Project Managers who can combine the role of day-to-day project manager with the development and quality assurance of new co-creation-based knowledge and who can communicate this knowledge in scientific articles and public dissemination.
The positions are conditional on existing and future external funding.
The positions report to the Head of department.
Duties of the position
- Designing, implementing and documenting pathways from activities to impact in multi-actor projects (intended, positive impacts as well as unintended, potentially negative ones) together with project partners and stakeholders of diverse sectors
- Identifying the right indicators and assessment methods to document and measure ongoing progress and contribute to the final evaluation of those projects, in particular related to qualitative, process-related and experiential impacts, together with project partners and stakeholders
- Recognising and promoting co-benefits between environmental, governance, economic, social, cultural, and health considerations, to inspire innovative approaches, foster multi-actor collaboration and cultivate environments that are more sustainable, inclusive, and aesthetically enriching
- Analysing and summarising the performance of cities and communities using suitable methods and key performance indicators, both relying on existing know-how and competence in software tools and on the acquisition of new knowledge and competence in other urban simulation tools, platforms and assessment frameworks
- Daily management of EU-funded projects, in close collaboration with the project coordination team including quality assurance of work carried out, collaboration with partners, tracking workflows, documentation of results, reporting,, and financial and risk management in line with local and European priorities.
- Close cooperation with and follow-up of European project partners
- Development and quality assurance of new co-creation-based knowledge
- Communication of this knowledge in scientific and societal publications
- Development and implementation of new strategic projects and activities, with particular emphasis on projects linked to the European Missions on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, Adaptation to Climate Change, and Oceans and Waters, and the New European Bauhaus initiative
- Cooperation with like-minded European initiatives, platforms and projects
- Contribution to national and European regulatory, policy and standardisation initiatives
