Platform Developer

Teaching Assistant. Platform Developer Project: Moral Water Risk: An Interactive Platform to Explore Fairness and Trust in Water Crisis Scenarios. Faculty: Technology Policy and Management (TPM) / Multi-Actor Systems Duration: 10 months | ~6-8 hours/ week (negotiable) About the project The Moral Water Risk project is a cross-faculty TU Delft initiative that creates an interactive online platform where participants navigate realistic “what-if” scenarios about floods and droughts. By making decisions (such as how to allocate scarce water or choose between competing protections), users explore how fairness, responsibility, and trust shape crisis governance. The platform will be used in university courses, citizens’ dialogues, and policy workshops across TU Delft. What you will do You will design and build the Moral Water Risk platform from the ground up. Your responsibilities include:

• Developing an intuitive, visually engaging web interface for interactive crisis scenarios
• Building the scenario engine and real-time decision visualisation features
• Setting up the database to capture participant responses, micro-surveys, and reflections
• Ensuring the platform is mobile-friendly, accessible, and scalable for large audiences
• Conducting usability testing and iterating on the design based on feedback What we are looking for

• MSc student or recent graduate in Computer Science, Interactive Media, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field
• Proficiency in web development and database management
• Experience or strong interest in UX/UI design
• Ability to work independently and communicate across disciplines
• Affinity with topics at the intersection of technology, society, and ethics is a plus