PhD scholarship in Characterization of carbon for improved life cycle assessment of end-of-life plastics
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A 3-year PhD Student position is available for the dedicated researcher who wants to pursue a front runner research career in Life Cycle Assessment. The position is offered at Section for Quantitative Sustainability Assessment of the Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering (DTU Sustain). The section spearheads development of methods and application of life cycle impact assessment and sustainability assessment.
DTU Sustain is one of the largest university departments specializing in environmental and resource engineering in Europe. It develops new more environmentally friendly technologies and new quantitative sustainability assessments methods. DTU has been the most publishing and cited university worldwide in the research field of LCA.
The PhD project is a part of an EU-HORIZON project PRecycling (Plastics Recycling from and for home appliances, toys and textile). The overall aim of the EU project is to develop new approaches to reliably calculate, verify and report the recycled content in products, boosting the increase of recycled content in everyday products against the use of virgin materials. The project is coordinated by the National Technical University of Athens and involve several industry partners. DTU will contribute with evaluating potential environmental impacts of new circular value chains for end-of-life plastics, in a life cycle perspective. For this purpose, new characterization methods, developed specifically in this PhD project, will be used.
Responsibilities and qualifications
The successful candidate will develop a new metric for accounting of carbon, a natural resource embedded in end-of-life plastics and apply it in practice in life cycle assessment of chemical and mechanical plastics recycling technologies. The new metric shall be compatible with existing approaches, i.e., it should consider dissipation as impact mechanism and future resource accessibility. Dependency of the new metric on time horizon (short- and long-term) and form of carbon (biogenic, fossil carbon), will be explored.
The main tasks involve:
Additionally, the candidate is expected to participate in the departments teaching activities.
You must have a two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree. The degree should preferably be within Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Environmental Engineering.
Knowledge of LCA and good command of LCA modelling software, as well as written and spoken English, are required. Further, candidates should have documented knowledge in one or more of the following fields: life cycle impact assessment, inventory analysis/modelling, or material flow analysis.
Approval and Enrolment
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see DTU's rules for the PhD education. https://www.dtu.dk/english/Education/PhD/Rules
Assessment
The assessment of the applicants will be made by Assoc. Prof. Stig. I. Olsen and Senior Researcher Mikolaj Owsianiak. Two rounds of formal interviews are expected. Further, an HR personality test and an English skills test (if needed) are also part of the recruitment procedure at DTU Sustain.
We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.
Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 3 years.
The position is a full-time position. Expected PhD start is 1st of October 2022. The workplace will be at DTU Lyngby Campus. Limited number of travels to PRecycling project meetings, held outside Denmark, cannot be ruled out.
You can read more about career paths at DTU here. http://www.dtu.dk/english/about/job-and-career/working-at-dtu/career-paths
Further information
Further information may be obtained from Stig I. Olsen ([email protected]) and Mikolaj Owsianiak ([email protected]).
You can read more about DTU Sustain at www.sustain.dtu.dk file:///C:/Users/tmdso/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/BGT53PMI/www.sustain.dtu.dk
If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU - Moving to Denmark. Furthermore, you have the option of joining our monthly free seminar 'PhD relocation to Denmark and startup 'Zoom' seminar' for all questions regarding the practical matters of moving to Denmark and working as a PhD at DTU: https://www.dtu.dk/english/about/job-and-career/moving-to-denmark
Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 3 July 2022 (Danish time).
Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:
You may apply prior to obtaining your master's degree but cannot begin before having received it.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering is one of the largest university departments specializing in environmental and resource engineering in Europe. The department conducts research, development & scientific advice and provides educational programs and service to society. We are working to develop new environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies, methods and solutions, and to disseminate this knowledge to society and future generations of engineers. The Department has approximately 300 employees from more than 30 nationalities.
Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear vision to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That vision lives on today. DTU has 13,400 students and 5,800 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.
Kilde: Jobnet.dk
DTU Sustain is one of the largest university departments specializing in environmental and resource engineering in Europe. It develops new more environmentally friendly technologies and new quantitative sustainability assessments methods. DTU has been the most publishing and cited university worldwide in the research field of LCA.
The PhD project is a part of an EU-HORIZON project PRecycling (Plastics Recycling from and for home appliances, toys and textile). The overall aim of the EU project is to develop new approaches to reliably calculate, verify and report the recycled content in products, boosting the increase of recycled content in everyday products against the use of virgin materials. The project is coordinated by the National Technical University of Athens and involve several industry partners. DTU will contribute with evaluating potential environmental impacts of new circular value chains for end-of-life plastics, in a life cycle perspective. For this purpose, new characterization methods, developed specifically in this PhD project, will be used.
Responsibilities and qualifications
The successful candidate will develop a new metric for accounting of carbon, a natural resource embedded in end-of-life plastics and apply it in practice in life cycle assessment of chemical and mechanical plastics recycling technologies. The new metric shall be compatible with existing approaches, i.e., it should consider dissipation as impact mechanism and future resource accessibility. Dependency of the new metric on time horizon (short- and long-term) and form of carbon (biogenic, fossil carbon), will be explored.
The main tasks involve:
- Development of characterization factors of carbon hibernating in plastic, building on existing approaches to make them compatible with factors developed earlier for metal resources
- Integration of the new characterization factors into a life cycle impact assessment framework to identify and characterize dissipative flows of carbon in plastic life cycles
- Implementation of the new method in practice in life cycle assessment of chemical and mechanical recycling technologies, as addressed by PRecycling
Additionally, the candidate is expected to participate in the departments teaching activities.
You must have a two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree. The degree should preferably be within Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Environmental Engineering.
Knowledge of LCA and good command of LCA modelling software, as well as written and spoken English, are required. Further, candidates should have documented knowledge in one or more of the following fields: life cycle impact assessment, inventory analysis/modelling, or material flow analysis.
Approval and Enrolment
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see DTU's rules for the PhD education. https://www.dtu.dk/english/Education/PhD/Rules
Assessment
The assessment of the applicants will be made by Assoc. Prof. Stig. I. Olsen and Senior Researcher Mikolaj Owsianiak. Two rounds of formal interviews are expected. Further, an HR personality test and an English skills test (if needed) are also part of the recruitment procedure at DTU Sustain.
We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.
Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 3 years.
The position is a full-time position. Expected PhD start is 1st of October 2022. The workplace will be at DTU Lyngby Campus. Limited number of travels to PRecycling project meetings, held outside Denmark, cannot be ruled out.
You can read more about career paths at DTU here. http://www.dtu.dk/english/about/job-and-career/working-at-dtu/career-paths
Further information
Further information may be obtained from Stig I. Olsen ([email protected]) and Mikolaj Owsianiak ([email protected]).
You can read more about DTU Sustain at www.sustain.dtu.dk file:///C:/Users/tmdso/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/BGT53PMI/www.sustain.dtu.dk
If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU - Moving to Denmark. Furthermore, you have the option of joining our monthly free seminar 'PhD relocation to Denmark and startup 'Zoom' seminar' for all questions regarding the practical matters of moving to Denmark and working as a PhD at DTU: https://www.dtu.dk/english/about/job-and-career/moving-to-denmark
Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 3 July 2022 (Danish time).
Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply online", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:
- A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
- Curriculum vitae
- Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma (in English) including official description of grading scale
- Documentation of LCA knowledge and preferably command of LCA modelling software
You may apply prior to obtaining your master's degree but cannot begin before having received it.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering is one of the largest university departments specializing in environmental and resource engineering in Europe. The department conducts research, development & scientific advice and provides educational programs and service to society. We are working to develop new environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies, methods and solutions, and to disseminate this knowledge to society and future generations of engineers. The Department has approximately 300 employees from more than 30 nationalities.
Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear vision to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That vision lives on today. DTU has 13,400 students and 5,800 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.
Kilde: Jobnet.dk
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