Postdoctoral Researcher Integrating In-Well DAS with seismological stations for offshore near-real-time monitoring

The transition toward sustainable offshore resource management and subsurface utilisation is driving an unprecedented demand for reliable monitoring technologies. Offshore environments present unique challenges for geophysical observations due to their limited accessibility, high operational costs, and sparse instrumentation. At the same time, the need to detect and characterise seismic activity in near real time is becoming increasingly important for ensuring operational safety, understanding subsurface processes, and supporting informed decision-making in offshore settings. Recent advances in sensing technologies offer new opportunities to improve monitoring capabilities and provide a more comprehensive view of dynamic processes occurring beneath the seabed.

This project will develop innovative methodologies to integrate In-Well Distributed Acoustic Sensing (In-Well DAS) data with observations from offshore seismological stations, currently under development, enabling on-site near-real-time offshore seismic monitoring. The existing In-Well DAS fiber-optic cables can be transformed into dense arrays of seismic sensors, complementing the offshore seismic stations and potentially increase the detection limits. By combining these complementary observations through advanced signal processing, machine learning, and physics-based simulations, the project aims to improve event detection, localization, and characterization capabilities in challenging offshore environments. The resulting framework will establish scalable workflows for seismicity monitoring applicable to offshore regions. Results will be disseminated through high-quality scientific publications, conference presentations, open-source algorithms, and collaborations with academic, governmental, and industry partners.

You will collaborate closely with researchers from KNMI and directly with EBN, and you will work within a large Horizon Europe CETP consortium led by NORSAR. You will join an interdisciplinary research environment, working closely with authorities in seismology, geophysics, signal processing, and geospatial data science. As part of a dynamic team of researchers, Doctoral candidates, and external collaborators, you will contribute to the development of next-generation monitoring solutions that bridge emerging sensing technologies and established seismological practices. The project offers opportunities to collaborate with leading national and international partners and to contribute to teaching and supervision activities related to geophysical monitoring and data integration.

Backoffice medewerker cultuur

Jouw werk
Je werkt bij de afdeling Sport & Cultuur, met cultuur als jouw vaste werkplek. Voor studenten en medewerkers ben je het eerste aanspreekpunt. Je beantwoordt vragen in het Nederlands en Engels, houdt de administratie op orde en ondersteunt het team bij de organisatie van culturele activiteiten. Je bent onderdeel van de backoffice Sports & Culture, waarbinnen je samenwerkt met je collega’s bij sport en kennis deelt over o.a. systemen.

• Je verwerkt zaalreserveringen van studenten, bands en cultuurverenigingen en kent studenten gebruiksrechten voor de faciliteiten toe.
• Je verzorgt de administratie van de culturele cursussen en ondersteunt de cursuscoördinator.
• Je helpt bij de administratieve en productionele voorbereiding van voorstellingen en andere podiumactiviteiten.
• Je ondersteunt de communicatie over het culturele aanbod.

Lecturer Statistics

The focus of the position is on teaching. Depending on your background and the teaching schedule, you will teach introductory and more advanced statistics courses, possibly other mathematics courses, supervise Bachelor's and Master's students, and contribute to the development and coordination of education. Bachelor’s programmes are both taught in English and Dutch; almost all Master's programmes at the University of Twente are taught in English.

Postdoctoral Researcher: Social Design of Intergenerational Contact Zones

This 30-month full-time postdoctoral position, starting in February 2027, will lead the Dutch work package and contribute to the work of an international consortium across all work packages. In this role, you will combine qualitative, quantitative and design research methods to develop and test a structured methodology for intergenerational co-design of public spaces in five European cities.

The opportunity
As care increasingly moves out of institutions and into communities, the neighbourhoods and public spaces around the home become part of the care ecosystem. Intergenerational contact zones can turn public spaces into everyday infrastructure for social connection, helping to counter loneliness and ageism while supporting healthier, more resilient ageing communities.

DESIGN4AGES aims to develop and test a Intergenerational Co-Design Methodology for planning Intergenerational Contact Zones in European cities. The project addresses the current lack of systematic, empirically grounded methods for involving multiple generations in the collaborative design of inclusive and climate-adaptive public spaces. The methodology will be applied in both physical and virtual co-design settings to explore its feasibility, its effectiveness in fostering intergenerational collaboration, and its adaptability across cultural and urban contexts.

The project conceptualises structured co-design as a mechanism for fostering empathy, creativity, a collective value-base and cooperation across age groups. The theoretical framework recognises that meaningful intergenerational encounters in urban planning processes can reduce age-based stereotypes, enhance mutual understanding and generate more innovative solutions related to healthcare transformation. The methodology will be tested in Aalborg (DK), Antwerp (BE), Lisbon (PT), Enschede (NL) and Valladolid (ES), each with distinct climatic, cultural, demographic and institutional conditions.

The role
You will be based at the University of Twente, within a team of interaction designers specialising in care and the engagement of older adults. The team's expertise spans co-design, systemic design and community-based participatory design. For the DESIGN4AGES project you will contribute across all work packages and play a central role in exploring co-design and collaborative practices that give individuals and communities a voice in shaping inclusive public spaces and urban policies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and operationalising the SICoD-M protocol, building on WP1 and WP2 findings, and developing participatory methods such as storytelling, collaborative mapping, role rotation, multi-sensory design and feedback loops.
• Leading stakeholder recruitment, including experts, community organisations and mixed-age participants across sites.
• Coordinating an expert Delphi study with experts across five countries to validate the protocol.
• Supporting pilot implementation through workshops across five cities, where mixed-age groups (18–35 and 65+) co-design local public spaces as Intergenerational Contact Zones.
• Overseeing data collection and data management in line with ethical and FAIR data principles.
• Refining the final protocol with experts based on pilot insights.
• Leading academic publications, including a scientific article on the pilot results, and contributing to knowledge translation activities for policy, practice and community audiences.