David Schelkshorn is an Urban Geographer and Spatial Planner. He holds two master’s degrees, one from the University of Amsterdam and one from the Vienna University of Technology respectively. His work focuses on socio-spatial urban developments related to urban housing markets and policies. He conducted research on the housing situation of young adults for the Amsterdam Federation of Housing Associations.

David has worked as a Research Assistant at Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University, Rotterdam since 2019. At IHS, he was involved in academic education and professional capacity building programmes among others. He co-coordinated the annual Developing Social Housing Projects professional short course, the Urban Housing Master track of the MSc in Urban Management and Development, and various Refresher Courses outside Europe. He was also involved in advisory projects including a housing market assessment for a big scale affordable housing programme in Kosovo