Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantitative Socio-Spatial Analysis

This position is in the research group Spatial Development and Urban Policy SPUR led by Prof. Dr. David Kaufmann, which focuses on sustainable, democratic and just urban development. We are an interdisciplinary research group at the Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development, bringing together perspectives from spatial planning, urban studies, social sciences, and data science.

Project background

We are searching for a postdoctoral researcher who conducts, leads, and acquires applied research projects on quantitative socio-spatial analysis. The core task is to develop and implement methods, tools and platforms for analyzing, monitoring and visualizing socio-spatial phenomena such as segregation, gentrification, displacement, housing affordability and poverty, with a focus on Switzerland. This includes collecting, analyzing and visualizing spatial registry data for resear...