Do you want to be part of the circular revolution to rethink the way we value the built environment? Join us as a fully funded PhD in the MSCA Doctoral Network QuiVal - Quantum Inspired Valuation of Circular Real Estate (https://quival-research.eu).
At SDU Life Cycle Engineering within the Department of Green Technology, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), we are offering three fully funded three-year PhDs in the Marie-Curie Doctoral Network QuiVal, where we explore and innovate real estate value and valuation practices through inspiration from quantum theories.
🌟 Be a part of a wonderful research network that includes Delft University of Technology, University of Southern Denmark, University, College London, Swiss Federal, Institute of Technology Zurich, University of the West of England, University of Antwerp, Tallinn University of Technology, and University of Naples Federico II.
🌟 Enjoy a fantastic environment exchange at TU Delft (supervised by Prof. Daan Schraven and Prof. Hilde Remøy) or at UWE (supervised by Prof. Alice Moncaster).
🌟Get wonderful supervision from Assistant Prof. Wu Chen (University of Southern Denmark), Prof. Morten Birkved (University of Southern Denmark), And Prof. Gang Liu (Peking University)
Project overview
In order to make our cities more circular, we need to fundamentally revisit the way that we define and quantify the value of our built environment. This fully funded PhD project is part of a Marie Sklodowska Curie Action Doctoral Network, QuiVal, a programme funded by the European Union with the aim to develop a fundamentally new approach to real estate valuation, allowing the sector to rapidly transition towards a more sustainable, low carbon and circular future. This will be achieved through a transdisciplinary PhD training programme across 8 universities and 14 industry partners, and including 13 PhD students who will work, together and separately, to rethink the philosophy, principles and processes of valuation.
The programme is transdisciplinary and co-produced by leading academics and practitioners who are passionate and knowledgeable about the real estate industry and about sustainability. Five objectives have been developed through which to achieve the aim, and each PhD project will respond to one of these objectives.
For an overview of all the vacancies of QuiVal, click here.
Position: Multi-level Material Cycles and Market Dynamics
The valuation of building materials is crucial, and complex because of the volatility of building material markets. Parallel to project 3a, this project will further explore how the material cycles (e.g., production, manufacturing, use, and end-of-life management) and market dynamics (e.g., demand and supply of scrap in the building and non-building sectors) will affect the value of demounted building material. For example, fast-growing steel scrap from the transport sector will influence the supply and thus market economics of building steel recycling. This project will develop a holistic assessment framework considering the synergy between the building sector and other sectors based on full material cycles and market dynamics. This approach will be used for key representative building materials (e.g., steel, copper, timber, and aggregates) used in the construction sector (as described in project 3a) to identify the most feasible and sustainable material recovery pathways. This project aims at developing a holistic method to assess and identify the recycling and reuse pathways of building materials considering the full material cycles and market dynamics. Incorporating quantum-inspired methodologies will enable a more nuanced understanding of the probabilistic and interconnected nature of market dynamics and material cycles. As well as a dissertation, and a number of academic papers, the project will produce an accessible report for real estate professionals.
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Start Date: November 1, 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Application Deadline: September 23, 2024, 11:59 PM CET.