With your strong academic background, you are able to demonstrate your excellence in the field of Building Lighting.
The unit Building Physics and Services comprises six main focus areas, namely: Building Acoustics, Building Lighting, Building Materials, Building Performance, Building Physics, and Building Services. Together they constitute the Building Physics and Services research program, with an outstanding international reputation.
The Building Lighting group members are actively involved in the TU/e Intelligent Lighting Institute (ILI), a multidisciplinary team of approximately fifty people working on the development of new concepts for interactive lighting solutions, as well as the requisite technology.
Within its academic field the main responsibility of the Building Lighting research group in research and education is the seamless integration of lighting in the building design, aiming for healthy, comfortable and sustainable buildings. Current research by the assistant professors of the Building Lighting group mainly focuses on the impact of light on building occupants addressing both image-forming and non-image-forming responses to light, and the translation of these research results into design recommendations. A wide range of research methodologies are applied (e.g., computer simulations, sensor technologies, experience sampling, analytical data analyses, (field) experiments involving human subjects).
As a Full Professor, you will have complementary research expertise. Possible research directions could include, but are not limited to:
Moreover, in the spirit of the Department, you are going to initiate and maintain cross-over collaborations with the other subdisciplines in the department to leverage the impact of such collaborations on societal challenges, both in education and research. Collaborations with other departments, for example via the TU/e institutes, and with industrial partners are encouraged.
You will be allocated in the unit Building Physics and Services (BPS) and you are expected to force ties with the existing academic staff within the unit BPS, including, but not limited to, the two assistant professors currently employed in the Building Lighting research group. As a professor you are using your leadership skills to excel in supporting the development of talent, considering differences between disciplines, cultures, and backgrounds that come with an internationally oriented university. Finally, apart from research and education, you will share responsibility for the management of the department by involvement in the unit BPS strategy and managerial tasks in the department.
A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university, in an interdisciplinary setting and within an international network. You will work on a beautiful, green campus within walking distance of the central train station. In addition, we offer you:
About TU/e
Eindhoven University of Technology is an internationally top-ranking university in the Netherlands that combines scientific curiosity with a hands-on attitude. Our spirit of collaboration translates into an open culture and a top-five position in collaborating with advanced industries. Fundamental knowledge enables us to design solutions for the highly complex problems of today and tomorrow.
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About the Department
The Department of the Built Environment houses a unique wide spectrum of disciplinary knowledge in the fields of architecture, urban planning and building technology (e.g., structural design, building physics, materials technology and building information modelling). We act at various levels of scale, from materials to buildings to cities and pay attention to the impact of design and technology on humans. This diversity profiles us, and we cherish it. Our mission is to educate students and advance science and technology from the perspective of the built environment and for the benefit of humanity. We integrate teaching, research and design in one educational program to empower students to become thought leaders, to (re)shape cities and the construction industry beyond the limits of the current imagination.
The department employs about 260 academic staff members, including approximately 190 PhDs, EngDs, and Postdocs, organized in disciplinary units. Scientists within the units are encouraged to team up over the borders of their own field of expertise in cross-disciplinary research and education on the themes: energy transition, sustainability, and inclusiveness. Through cooperation with other departments in the TU/e institutes on Lighting (ILI), Artificial Intelligence (EAISI), and the self-founded Urban Development Initiative (UDI), we create new ecosystems with governmental agencies and industry and thereby contribute to a healthy, sustainable and inclusive built environment.
Information
Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact Maarten Hornikx, Vice Dean of the department Building Environment via m.c.j.hornikx[at]tue.nl.
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Application
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We look forward to receiving your application and will screen it as soon as possible. The vacancy will remain open until the position is filled.