E-2470 R&T SCIENTIST IN LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESS MODELLING

The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) is a mission-driven Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) that develops competitive and market-oriented product/service prototypes for public and private stakeholders.

With its 700 employees, 75% of whom are researchers or innovation experts from all around the world, LIST is active in the fields of informatics, materials and environment and works across the entire innovation chain: fundamental/applied research, incubation and transfer of technologies.

By transforming scientific knowledge into technologies, smart data and tools, LIST is about empowerment:

• We empower European citizens in their choices
• We empower public authorities in their decisions
• We empower businesses in their strategies

Are you passionate about research? So are we! Come and join us

The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) is a Research and Technology Organization (RTO) active in the fields of materials, environment and IT. By transforming scientific knowledge into technologies, smart data and tools, LIST empowers citizens in their choices, public authorities in their decisions and businesses in their strategies.

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You will join the Environmental Sustainability Assessment and Circularity (SUSTAIN) Unit. developing knowledge, transferable (software) technologies, practical methods and outreach activities for the simulation and comprehensive sustainability assessment of societal systems. Its final purpose is to foster sustainable eco-innovation, through products and technologies, as well as support sustainability-oriented policy implementation and behavioural change to promote decarbonisation transitions.

Within the SUSTAIN Unit, you will be incorporated in the Life Cycle Sustainability Analysis (LCSA) research group. The group consists of ca. 25 researchers developing sustainability metrics and indicators, to assess the environmental and social impacts of products, technologies, territories and policies, for both industrial organisations and policy makers.

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Education

•  Master’s degree in engineering and PhD in Life Cycle Assessment

Experience and skills

MUST HAVE

• Experience in Process Modelling and Simulation
• Experience in Life Cycle Assessment
• Proven organizational skills and interdisciplinary thinking, a problem-solving mind-set, and a strong team-working capability, but is also able to work in autonomy and creatively

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience in programming (Python preferred)
• Experience in working in an interdisciplinary context

Language skills

• Flawless knowledge of English (both spoken and written) is required.
• Knowledge of German and/or French and/or Luxembourgish is considered as an asset.

How will you contribute?

You will work in two projects, in collaboration with an important steel industry partner, focusing on the development of tools for heat/energy recovery and process optimization. With a focus on optimising the valorisation of industrial waste heat to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, you will identify key thermal, economic and environmental parameters of the considered thermal processes. In addition, you will work in a project focusing on Life Cycle Assessment of different crop production systems, together with several international academic partners.

Main missions will include:

• Contribute to R&D activities in Process modelling and Life Cycle Assessment;
• Co-author high-quality research articles in peer-reviewed international journals.
• Contribute to the generation of IP in the context of your research activities (e.g., patents, licenses).
•  Attend international conferences.