A ​​Post Doctoral Researcher (f/m/x)

**Votre mission** ----------------- The Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning of the University of Mons seeks for a postdoctoral researcher on the AISCEND Horizon project. The successful candidate will conduct interdisciplinary research on the technical, social, behavioral, and socio-economic dimensions of energy sharing and collective self-consumption, with particular emphasis on citizen participation, stakeholder engagement, energy community governance, and the societal acceptance of AI-supported energy management solutions. In addition to their research activities, the candidate will play an active role in the scientific and operational leadership of Work Package 2, contributing to the coordination of research activities, the development and validation of energy community use cases, the definition of evaluation methodologies and performance indicators, and the timely delivery of project outcomes in close collaboration with consortium partners. Key responsibilities will include: * Support the **coordination, management, and implementation of project tasks and WP2 leading**, ensuring alignment with timelines, deliverables and milestones. * **Scientific and technical reporting**: Contribute to the preparation, coordination, and quality review of project deliverables, progress reports, technical documentation, and scientific outputs. * **Consortium collaboration:** Participation in Consortium Technical Meetings and events. * **Scientific dissemination and communication:** Contribute to the dissemination of research findings through peer-reviewed scientific publications, international conferences, workshops, webinars, and other scientific and public communication channels. * Participation in **pilot implementation, and monitoring**: Support the implementation and evaluation of project demonstration activities of the project. Contribute to the collection and analysis of operational and socio-economic data, assessment of pilot outcomes, identification of lessons learned, and development of recommendations for scalability and replicability. **Votre profil** ---------------- **Educational qualifications** * Hold a PhD in Architecture, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Energy Studies, Sustainability Studies, or another relevant discipline. * Demonstrate an academic or research background relevant to sustainable urban and territorial development, energy transition, or interdisciplinary research. **Research and Technical Competencies** * Demonstrate an academic or research background relevant to sustainable urban and territorial development, energy transition, or interdisciplinary research. * Demonstrate knowledge of, or research experience in, one or more of the following areas: energy transition, sustainable urban development, renewable energy systems, energy communities, urban sustainability, or socio-technical innovation. * Demonstrate the capacity to collect, analyze, and synthesize qualitativ