Research Assistant in Fire Safety focusing on WUI Community Evacuation - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description of the workplace

Within the Department of Building and Environmental Technology there are several divisions conducting research and teaching related to society's needs for infrastructure and construction. As part of this activity, consideration of safety aspects and development of methods for dealing with dangers in society is also included. The width of such safety-related research ranges from ensuring that buildings are designed with satisfactory safety in terms of load-bearing capacity and indoor climate to safety in the event of accidents and fires. The activity is not limited to the built environment alone, but also includes other accident types such as landslides, natural disasters and forest fires. Research and education are then about understanding the phenomena that cause accidents and to develop methods to be able to deal with them.

The activities are carried out in smaller research groups often connected to a certain subject area. But the work is also characterized by interdisciplinary activities in both research and education. Within the immediate group, fire safety engineering research is conducted and the group consists of around 20 researchers and administrative staff. Most have their workplace in Lund, but some staff have their workplace in another location.

The work environment is characterized by commitment, cooperation, creativity and personal responsibility. It is stimulating work with varied tasks, which is why there are good opportunities for professional development.

We offer

Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme.

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Work duties and areas of responsibility

The research assistant will be engaged in a project funded by the National Research Council of Canada (NRCC) called “Data Collection During a WUI Community Evacuation Drill”. This is a project conducted at the Division of Fire Safety Engineering at Lund University and involves a collaboration with the NRCC. The work duties are part of the project and are related to preparatory work to collect evacuation data, performance of data collection and analysis of data.

The research assistant will typically work with topics like:

• Review of existing methods to conduct data collection in community wildfire evacuation drills
• Definition of WUI fire evacuation data collection, e.g., methods to collect evacuation routes/paths.
• Performance of WUI fire evacuation data collection by travelling to a designated drill location (likely in North America).
• Analysis of collected data and reporting.

 Qualifications

Requirements for employment are:

• A Master degree in the Engineering domain.
• Research experience in the domain of path/route choice
• A very good oral and written proficiency in English. 
• Experience with programming applied to understanding route/path choice.
• Good ability to use MS Office or similar.

Additional qualifications for the position are:

• Experience of collaboration with emergency services

Further information

The position is a fixed term position for three months at 100 per cent of full time and starting by agreement, although not beyond June 1 2024. An interview will be held to obtain further information. Interviews will be held in Lund or remotely via Zoom. 

How to apply

Applications are to be submitted via the University’s recruitment system. The application should include a personal letter justifying your interest in the position and how it matches your qualifications. The application should also include a CV, degree certificates or equivalent and any other document to which you would like to draw attention (copies of grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.).