Laboratory for Design Technologies: Experimental Postdoctoral Fellows

Harvard University, United States

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Location: Cambridge, MASSACHUSETTS

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Posted: 23-Apr-25

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Internal Number: 14889


School: Harvard Graduate School of Design

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The Laboratory for Design Technologies (LDT) offers two one-year research positions for work in the area of health, wellness, and sustainable material systems for buildings, landscapes, and cities. Funded by the Experimental Foundation (EXP) gGmbH, the work by the fellows should be geared towards research that is relevant and impactful for practice within a timeframe of 2-4 years. Research proposals by applicants have to be feasibly executed within one year, and lead to outcomes such as publication, exhibition, prototypes, pilots or similar. The fellowship is intended for individuals who hold a Ph.D. or Doctorate Degree in a related area. Each fellow will be compensated for a 12-month period including benefits, with a modest budget for research costs.
LDT is a collaborative research platform that combines several investigators and research units. The Experimental Fellows will be working with guidance from at least two of the LDT faculty investigators. These include:
Karen Lee Bar-Sinai: Bar-Sinai's group investigates the interaction between machines, landscapes, materials, and environments with the aim of reshaping how we design and construct with found matter in the face of imminent material scarcity, environmental challenges, and climate change. The research spans from small to territorial to planetary scales, all involving the modulation of matter in architectural or landscape construction. Current research projects include: (1) Material-led Mechanisms—exploring living and bio-materials as modifiers for bio-fabrication in construction; (2) Performative Landscapes—simulating design responses to environmental challenges such as noise and sea level rise; (3) Projective Ecologies—utilizing generative AI to explore restoration techniques for improving degraded or post-disaster environments; (4) Environmental Robotics—analyzing beaver habitats to develop


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