Student assistant position to the material flow analysis and sustainability assessment

Student assistant position to the material flow analysis and sustainability assessment,

The SDU Department of Green Technology (IGT) invites applications for a student assistant position focused on material flow analysis and sustainability assessment. The ideal candidate is studying environmental technology or a related field and has prior knowledge of material flow analysis, life cycle assessment, and/or simulation.

The position is available from 01 January 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. The position is limited to 6 months.

Job Description
The Center of Life Cycle Engineering at the Department of Green Technology invites applications for a part-time scientific assistant position up to 14 hrs./week within the industrial ecology/material flow analysis discipline. This position will be supporting several of our projects, which focuses sustainable urban systems. The successful candidate will contribute to the following key areas:

•    Industrial ecology
•    Material flow analysis
•    Residual resources
•    Urban sustainability

SDU Life Cycle Engineering
SDU Life Cycle Engineering (SDU LCE) conducts unique research in system analysis and systems integration. The research at SDU LCE focuses on Environmental System Analysis, including Material Flow Analysis (MFA), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Energy System Analysis (ESA), Industrial Ecology (IE), and Economic and Socio-Economic Assessment (SEA). By applying and further developing these methods, SDU LCE aims to understand and characterize the sustainability of socio-economic development, including societal infrastructure development, urban development, and the technological development of industrial and agricultural products and systems. SDU LCE actively participates in international research communities related to Quantitative Sustainability Assessment and Industrial Ecology and contributes to international sustainable development agendas such as bio-economy and circular economy.

SDU LCE is primarily externally funded and engaged in numerous strategic research projects supported by various sources, including EU projects, national strategic research and innovation projects, privately funded projects, and NGO projects.
The education and teaching portfolio at SDU LCE covers a broad range of technology and science courses related to these research areas. SDU LCE is responsible for SDU's Master's program in Environmental Engineering and is involved in both the Bachelor's and Master's programs in Energy Technology and Integrated Design and Sustainable Product Development. For more information about LCE, please visit www.sdu.dk/lifecycle.

Qualifications
The successful applicant must hold:

•    A bachelor degree or similar qualifications in the field of urban, residual resource modelling, material flow analysis environmental, life cycle engineering or a similar area. 
•    Experience in conducting project funded research support and well-developed communication skills are considered core competencies. 
•    Fluency in English is required for this position, and the ability to communicate in Danish is an advantage, but not a precondition.

Application deadline: 19 December 2024.

Conditions of Employment
Employment will be based on the terms specified in the labor market agreement, and the salary is negotiable.

For further information regarding the position, please contact the Head of SDU LCE, Professor Morten Birkved, at tel.: (+4)5 6550 7636 or email: [email protected] or Assistant Professor Wu Chen, at tel. (+45) 6550 8216 or email [email protected].

Please note, the selected candidate as Student Assistant or Academic Supervisor must be enrolled as student at SDU.
Employment shall take place in accordance with the framework agreement between the Ministry of Finance and SUL (National Union for Student Teachers in Government Service).

Application must include cover letter, CV and transcript of grades. All documents in connection with the application should not contain CPR number (civil registration number) – in that case, the CPR number must be crossed out.

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