As Austria's largest research and technology organisation for applied research, we have set ourselves the goal of making substantial contributions to solving the major challenges of our time, climate change and digitalisation. To achieve our goals, we rely on our specific research, development and technology competencies, which are the basis of our commitment to excellence in all areas. With our open culture of innovation and our motivated, international teams, we are working to position AIT as Austria's leading research institution at the highest international level and to make a positive contribution to the economy and society.

Our Center for Energy develops sustainable solutions for the future energy system, taking into account technological, regulatory and economic requirements. The topic portfolio is based on three central systems: Public Energy Supply Systems, Industrial Energy Systems and Cities & Built Environment.

Our multinational team Urban Development & Mobility Transformation located in Vienna is seeking for new Ingenious Partner. We focus on researching and applying innovative tools and methods for the computational design of resilient and sustainable cities in an interdisciplinary manner. Together with our team of experts you will be pioneering

Research Engineer (f/m/d/) for Urban Design Computation

CENTER FOR ENERGY

• As an experienced urbanist, you are the driving force for creating new computational models (e.g. parametric approaches for the rapid generation of design variants) and applying them in complex urban planning projects.
• You are responsible for acquiring international urban planning projects through tenders and applying for research grants.
• You successfully develop and lead relevant projects with clients and achieve a real impact by assisting urban design and planning with novel digital techniques for the urban development practice of the future.
• You use your technical skills to inspire your colleagues with creative combination of urban design concepts and computer based urban models and interact with our City Intelligence Lab.
• You become part of a well-established organisation, and international player in applied research for innovative urban design and planning solutions.
• You benefit from a highly innovative environment in the field of digital resilient cities, flat hierarchies, and a great room for creative maneuver.

Your qualifications as an Ingenious Partner:

• Master's degree in Architecture, Urbanism, Spatial or Urban Planning, or related fields.
• Several years of professional experiences in international urban planning projects
• Proven knowledge in design computation tools like Grasshopper for Rhino3D (knowledge in GIS would be an advantage)
• Experience in funded project acquisition and biding processes including proposal writing and management is an asset.
• Experiences with data-driven design and scripting languages are an asset (e.g. Processing, Python)
• German and English language skills in writing and presenting are essential.

What to expect:
The minimum gross annual salary on a full-time basis (38,5 h / week) according to the collective agreement is EUR 57.890,--. The actual salary will be determined individually, based on your qualifications and experience. In addition, we offer company benefits, flexible working conditions, individual training and career opportunities.

At AIT diversity and inclusion are of great importance. This is why we strive to inspire women to join our teams in the field of technology. We welcome applications from women, who will be given preference in case of equal qualifications after taking into account all relevant facts and circumstances of all applications.

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