Position: Urban and Regional Development Expert
Salary:
This role offers a competitive salary package that reflects the candidate's experience and qualifications.
Job Description:
We are seeking an expert in urban and regional development to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for working on various projects related to sustainable urban development, economic growth, and disaster risk management.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* A minimum of 10 years' experience in regional and urban development, urban buildings and social infrastructure, economic development, and disaster risk management.
* Excellent command of English (CEFR C1).
* A Master's or Bachelor's degree relevant to the topic.
The ideal candidate will have expertise in one or more of the following areas:
Urban and Regional Development:
* Urban planning, urban renewal, and regeneration.
* Transition to climate-neutral economy and environmental sustainability.
* Carbon-neutral cities.
* Land use and transport integration.
* Transit-oriented development.
* Sustainable urban mobility plans.
* Smart cities.
* Eco-districts.
* Brownfield regeneration.
* Cultural heritage.
* Urban/regional climate mitigation & adaptation.
* Territorial governance mechanisms and partnerships.
* Territorial just transition plans and similar.
* Territorial impact assessment.
Urban Buildings and Social Infrastructure:
* Urban infrastructure.
* Municipal utilities.
* Green buildings.
* Re-purposing of abandoned buildings, mining sites, lands, and stranded assets.
* Education facilities (e.g., kindergartens, schools, and universities).
* Hospital and healthcare buildings.
* Tourism infrastructure and assets.
* Shopping centres.
* Cultural buildings.
* Sport and recreation facilities.
* Parking facilities and similar.
Economic Development:
* Tourism development.
* Access to finance.
* Employment creation and preservation.
* Skills development (e.g., re-skilling and up-skilling).
* Productive investments in large enterprises.
* Sectorial competitiveness.
* Industry restructuring, clustering, and similar.
Disaster Risk Management:
* All stages of the DRM-cycle (prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery) in relation to natural and man-made disasters.
Social and Affordable Housing:
* Projects and programmes for social and affordable housing construction and renovation.
* Development and application of social and affordable housing finance approaches and instruments.
* Application of energy efficiency/circular economy/nature-based solution approaches in the housing context.
* Analysis of regulatory and policy issues in countries lacking robust social and affordable housing frameworks.
Benefits:
We offer a dynamic and supportive work environment, with opportunities for professional growth and development.
Others:
The work location is NTU's office in Aalborg and/or Remote. Only selected candidates will be contacted.