Researcher in Life Cycle Assessment
Researcher in Life Cycle Assessment
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HyLabs final goal is to create a worldwide reference Research Development and Innovation (R&DI) cluster with a strategic agenda focused on strengthening hydrogen competitiveness and creation of new products and services. Moreover the HyLab will foster innovation addressing the relevant supply chain components to enable a hydrogendriven economy and to promote skilled and valueadded job creation.
It targets a gap between the academia and industrial ecosystems in the implementation of green hydrogen to boost the energy transition and to tackle the energy transition challenges through the entire hydrogen value chain.
The HyLab involves valuable national and international R&D institutes academia industry companies small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) startups and hydrogenrelated technology manufacturing industries.
We are looking for a Researcher Expert in Life Cycle Assessment who will report to the Lead Research on the Sustainable Hydrogen Economy and will have the mission to elaborate Sustainability Analysis including Life Cycle Assessments Life Cycle Costing and Social Life Cycle (including Labor) on support of several R&D projects focused on Green Hydrogen value chain from production and storage to transport and enduse.
You will be challenged with:
- Collaboration in R&D projects associated to electrolyzes development and optimization storage and transport of hydrogen as pure gas and as blend with NG final delivery for domestic use green hydrogen transformation into other energy carriers.
- Cooperation with project partners and identified stakeholders to collect and elaborate technical data for constructing Life Cycle Inventory in the three pillars of sustainability (environmental economic and social). Definition and calculation of different scenarios.
- Elaboration of harmonized environmental social and cost Life Cycle assessments using dedicated Software (SimaPro or Gabi) interpretation of the results uncertainty analysis and final reporting
- Preparation of related project reports and support in preparation of Scientific Calls for funding acquisition (National international and European Projects).
- Participation in activities to disseminate the scientific knowledge produced (writing scientific articles conference papers presentations) participation in Master Students supervision
- Provision of specialized services to industry in Life Cycle Assessments and related applications (i.e. Environmental Product Declaration)
Who are we looking for:
- Masters degree in engineering preferably in Chemical Environmental Mechanical Process Safety or a related field.
- Experience in Environmental Life Cycle Assessment preferred experience in Social Life Cycle and Life Cycle Costing of industrial or multisectoral products and/or processes and circular economy strategies (relevant experience will be valued).
- SimaPro or Gabi expert OpenLCA preferred.
- Knowledge of AspenPlus and industrial processes modeling.
- Programming skills in MATLAB Python C are advantageous.
- Experience in industrial projects is preferred.
- Proficiency level in English C1.
Why join us:
- You will be challenged with unusual problems and will have the opportunity to uncover solutions with a high environmental impact.
- You will be working in an innovative environment together with some of the most knowledgeable researchers in Europe.
- You will have a career as a Researcher in one of the most promising technologies in the energy industry.
- You will have the opportunity to definitively move to Sines Portugal or to work there at least for 3 days per week on the brand new HyLab headquarters.
- Your talent will be rewarded with a competitive salary package.
Employment Type
Full Time
