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PhD candidate in Integrated Assessment Modelling (IV-76/19)

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Jobbnorge ID: 163619

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About the position

We have a vacancy for a 4 year position as a PhD candidate at the Industrial Ecology Program (IndEcol) with the Department of Energy and Process Engineering, https://www.ntnu.edu/ept.

The PhD candidate will work on Life Cycle Assessment of novel battery technologies for use in the automotive industry. The PhD work will be undertaken as part of the Horizon 2020 project SPIDER that focuses on sulphur rocksalt and silicon chemistries.

The Industrial Ecology Program (IndEcol) is an interdisciplinary research and teaching program managing its own International MSc program and PhD program. IndEcol is well recognized for its work in the areas of life-cycle assessment, material flow analysis, and the use of input-output analysis for environmental assessments, as evidenced by numerous publications and international prizes. Current research activities are funded by national and European agencies, as well as industrial partners. There is a long tradition of working on both industrial and policy applications. Key faculty staff currently serve or have recently served as members of the IPCC, the UNEP Resource panel and UNEP/SETAC task forces.

The PhD position has a duration of four years which of 25% is allocated to teaching related activities.

The position is supervised by Professor Strømman.

Job abstractJV_description

The core objective of the work is to advance and apply life cycle based models for the assessment of novel battery chemistries. This involves both the advancement of and application of early stage screening methods for assessment of a broad array of different cell chemistry options and designs as well as detailed LCAs of selected options. Beyond this, the assessment of the wider circular economy related aspects pertaining to a larger deployment of the different battery technologies, their use in vehicles and end of life handling including recycling options is of interest. To this end, the advancement of models integrating core elements of MFA and LCA is expected. 

Qualification requirements

PhD candidate:
The PhD-position's main objective is to qualify for work in research positions. The qualification requirement is completion of a master's degree or second degree (equivalent to 120 credits) with a strong academic background in Industrial Ecology or equivalent education with a grade of B or better in terms of NTNU's grading scale. Applicants with no letter grades from previous studies must have an equally good academic foundation. Applicants who are unable to meet these criteria may be considered only if they can document that they are particularly suitable candidates for education leading to a PhD degree.

The appointment is to be made in accordancewith the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants and national guidelines for appointment as PhD, postdoctor and research assistant.

 

• We are specifically seeking a candidate who has a strong competence in Life Cycle Assessment.
• Experience in working with Life Cycle Assessment of batteries or experience in research on battery chemistry, production or design is desired.
• The candidate must have a master's degree in Industrial Ecology, LCA, or material sciences or chemistry.
• Competence in programming (e.g., R, MatLab, Python) is required and competence in mathematical modeling and optimization is advantageous.
• data processing tools  and data management experience is required. Programming skills in R and/or Python are highly desirable.
• Strong analytical capabilities and good written and oral communication skills are essential. In addition, the applicant must be fluent in English.
• Competence in Norwegian is of advantage as Trondheim is the place of duty.
• Evidence of high quality scientific publications is mandatory.

 

We offer

• exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment
• an open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues
• favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• employee benefits

Salary and conditions

PhD candidates are remunerated in code 1017, and are normally remunerated at gross from NOK 449 400 before tax per year. From the salary, 2 % is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

The period of employment is 4 years (with required duties). Appointment to a PhD position requires admission to the PhD programme in Engineering https://www.ntnu.edu/studies/phiv.

As a PhD candidate, you undertake to participate in an organized PhD programme during the employment period. A condition of appointment is that you are in fact qualified for admission to the PhD programme within three months.

Appointment takes place on the terms that apply to State employees at any time, and after the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

 

General information

Working at NTNU

A good work environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, functional capacity or cultural background. Under the Freedom of Information Act (offentleglova), information about the applicant may be made public even if the applicant has requested not to have their name entered on the list of applicants.

Questions about the position can be directed to Professor Anders Hammer Strømman, phone number 73598948 (work), 91897993 (mob), e-mail: anders.hammer.stromman (at) ntnu.no, or Adjunct Professor Volker Krey, e-mail: volker.krey (at) ntnu.no.

About the application:
Publications and other academic works that the applicant would like to be considered in the evaluation must accompany the application. Joint works will be considered. If it is difficult to identify the individual applicant's contribution to joint works, the applicant must include a brief abstractJV_description of his or her contribution.

Please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates. Applicants invited for interview must include certified copies of transcripts and reference letters. Please refer to the application number IV-76/19 when applying.

Application deadline: 14.02.19

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