Research assistant in Construction Management

Are you interested in Construction management and can you contribute to the development of the project Efficient Construction Sites? Then the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering invites you to apply for a 0,5-year research assistant position.
Expected start date and duration of employment
This is a 0,5–year position from 10.07.2024 or as soon as possible.
Job description
The research assistant will work on mainly on the Efficient Construction research project, but partially also on other related research projects.

The “Efficient Construction” project is funded by RealDania and is targeting demonstration of methods to improve on-site productivity with up to 10%

The tasks of the research assistant will mainly be:

• On-site data collection through work sampling, location tracking, observations, interviews, etc.
• Communicating with project stakeholders
• Preparing data sets for analysis and also do data analytics
• Assisting in writing scientific papers
• Documentation in form of research protocols, white papers, and reports.

Dissemination activities for industry, both internally and externally for the project and also academically at conferences.
Your profile
Applicants should hold a Master’s Degree in Construction Management and Engineering or similar.

The following experiences and skills are expected:

• Experience in carrying out work sampling studies
• Experience with tracking technologies for construction workers
• Publication experience both with academic reports and scientific papers
• Experience from construction sites
• For personal skills you are self-working, detailed, and can communicate with construction workers

Who we are
The Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering undertakes engineering research and education within architectural, construction, design, environmental, and structural engineering disciplines in close collaboration with other departments at the University (e.g., mechanical, electrical, computer, civil, architectural, chemical and biological engineering). The Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering offers a dynamic, interdisciplinary research environment with many national and international collaborators from academia and industry.

Both projects are led by Prof. Søren Wandahl and his research group on Lean Construction. The research group focuses on how to optimize and make efficient and sustainable construction processes. We are currently running a number of research projects in the field, and are also responsible for four courses on both the bachelor and master level.
What we offer
The department offers:

• a well-developed research infrastructure
• an exciting interdisciplinary environment with many national, international and industrial collaborators
• a research climate encouraging lively, open and critical discussion within and across different fields of research
• a work environment with close working relationships, networking and social activities
• a workplace characterised by professionalism, equality and a healthy work-life balance.

Place of work and area of employment
The place of work is Navitas campus, Ingen Lehmanns Gade 10, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark, and the area of employment is Aarhus University with related departments.
Contact information
For further information, please contact: Professor Søren Wandahl, +45 41893216, [email protected].
Deadline
Applications must be received no later than 14 May 2024.

Application procedure
Short-listing is used. This means that after the deadline for applications – and with the assistance from the assessment committee chairman, and the assessment committee if necessary, – the head of department selects the candidates to be evaluated. The selection is made on the basis of an assessment of who of the candidates are most relevant considering the requirements of the advertisement. All applicants will be notified within 6 weeks whether or not their applications have been sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The selected applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee and will receive his/her assessment. Once the recruitment process is completed a final letter of rejection is sent to the deselected applicants.
Letter of reference
If you want a referee to upload a letter of reference on your behalf, please state the referee’s contact information when you submit your application. We strongly recommend that you make an agreement with the person in question before you enter the referee’s contact information, and that you ensure that the referee has enough time to write the letter of reference before the application deadline.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to ensure that letters of reference received after the application deadline will be taken into consideration.
Formalities and salary range
Natural Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

The application must be in English and include a curriculum vitae, degree certificate, a complete list of publications, a statement of future research plans and information about research activities, teaching portfolio and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any). Guidelines for applicants can be found here.

Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.

Salary depends on seniority as agreed between the Danish Ministry of Taxation and the Confederation of Professional Associations.

Aarhus University’s ambition is to be an attractive and inspiring workplace for all and to foster a culture in which each individual has opportunities to thrive, achieve and develop. We view equality and diversity as assets, and we welcome all applicants.

The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.

Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/

Department: Byggeri og Bygn.design., Inst. for/Dep. Civil and Architectural Engin.

Deadline: 14 May 2024

Location: Aarhus C Inge Lehmanns Gade 10