Postdoctoral Researcher Construction Heritage and Preservation (m/f/d) in Zürich

100%, Zurich, temporary

The Chair of Construction Heritage and Preservation engages with the theoretical and practical challenges of methodical collecting, assessing and preserving of monuments. It is affiliated with the Institute of Construction History and Preservation (IDB) as well as the Institute for Technology in Architecture (ITA) at the Department of Architecture (D-ARCH).

Research focusses on diverse building stocks, both older and younger (as well as very young), questions of their value as monuments and challenges of their conservation. Within this context, the structurally outstanding engineering works in Switzerland as well as the built examples of newly developed construction processes and methods are of special interest.

We are looking for motivated postdoctoral researchers (m/f/d) to start at once or upon mutual agreement. You will draft proposals for new research projects and support ongoing research activities and dissertations.

You have a university degree at Masters level (M.Sc.) and a successful PhD degree in architecture, civil engineering, history of art or history of technology. You have experience in applying for research projects and successfully obtaining third-party funding. Knowledge of the Swiss architectural heritage and building tradition are an asset. You are expected to have excellent written and oral skills in German and English. Your employment will be contractually regulated according to the standard regulations at ETH Zurich.

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