Postdoc IDEE and Retention

Come and innovate TU Delft education with your postdoctoral research.

TU Delft engineers are expected to contribute to complex practical challenges by designing and investigating cutting-edge solutions to real-life problems.

Educating this next generation of engineers requires not only teaching specific knowledge and skills from individual courses but also integrating these contents into a coherent curriculum that reflects the retention and progression of students' knowledge and skills. In the end, various aspects of teaching at TU Delft can and must be designed, implemented, evaluated, and optimized for a seamless continuum of education.

The Teaching Academy of the TU Delft has identified this integration, engineering students’ progression and retention of knowledge & skills, as one of the themes in the “Initiative on Innovation in Delft Engineering Education” (IDEE).

The goal of this project is to explore how that seamless integration can be achieved.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team of TU Delft staff members and a PhD student in four work packages within the ‘Progression and Retention’ theme.

We are looking for a motivated candidate who:

• has obtained a PhD degree, either in one of the social sciences such as Educational Studies or Cognitive Psychology and a strong interest in engineering and engineering education, or, conversely, a PhD degree in science or engineering and a strong interest in education and educational research
• is acquainted with the higher educational system, especially in a university context
• is committed to doing action research and applying mixed methods in various educational practices
• possesses skills to organize the research work in consultation with a multidisciplinary team and to interact with multiple stakeholders with diverse interests and values.

Working at TU Delft means contributing to solutions that really make a difference.

For over 180 years, we have been training engineers who make an impact worldwide in companies, government bodies, or as entrepreneurs. Our alumni turn knowledge into concrete solutions for the challenges of today and tomorrow.

These challenges are changing rapidly. That is why we focus on themes such as energy, climate, digitalisation, artificial intelligence (AI), and smart mobility every day. Our education and research are directly aligned with what society needs now and in the future.

At TU Delft, our people make the difference. With their knowledge and curiosity, our staff provide a high-quality education and conduct pioneering research that extends beyond the campus. You will have the opportunity to take the initiative, work with others, and grow as a professional.

Working at TU Delft means join an international community of professionals and students. Together, we create knowledge, innovations, and solutions that help move the world forward.

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) brings together three scientific disciplines. Combined, they reinforce each other and are the driving force…