Postdoctoral fellow Industrial Ecology | Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Electric Vehicles (0.8-1.0 fte; 2-3 years)
Vacancy number: 22-201
Key responsibilities
The electrification of road transportation using renewable energy to fuel electric vehicles (EV) is seen as an important contribution to meet climate targets. The postdoctoral researcher will take part in an upcoming EU Project called TranSensus, which aims at developing a European-wide harmonised transport-specific LCA approach. Through collaboration with the automotive, battery and other important industrial stakeholders as well as key research institutes on this topic, state-of-the-art methodological guidance will be developed in this project to provide fair sustainability assessments for electric vehicles and their supply chains. The focus at Leiden University will be on environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), while social and economic aspects will be considered by partners. Within the project, a variety of mobility scenarios will be developed and assessed over their full life cycle to develop and test a harmonized approach to LCA and LCSA.
Key tasks:
· Assessment of the state-of-the-art of LCA approaches used in the transport sector in close collaboration with industrial and academic partners
· Development of methodological guidance to harmonize the way LCA is performed in the automotive sector together with industrial and academic partners
Selection criteria
• Experience in LCA (ideally practiced already during the PhD)
• Knowledge on the life cycle of electric vehicles
• Good communication skills that support the development of harmonized LCA approaches in collaboration with other partners, organize workshop, etc.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and good communication skills
Our organization
The Faculty of Science is a world-class faculty where staff and students work together in a dynamic international environment. It is a faculty where personal and academic development are top priorities. Our people are driven by curiosity to expand fundamental knowledge and to look beyond the borders of their own discipline; their aim is to benefit science, and to make a contribution to addressing the major societal challenges of the future.
The research carried out at the Faculty of Science is very diverse, ranging from mathematics, information science, astronomy, physics, chemistry and bio-pharmaceutical sciences to biology and environmental sciences. The research activities are organized in eight institutes. These institutes offer eight bachelor’s and twelve master’s programmes. The faculty has grown strongly in recent years and now has more than 2,300 staff and almost 5,000 students. We are located at the heart of Leiden’s Bio Science Park, one of Europe’s biggest science parks, where university and business life come together.
The Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) is positioned in the Faculty of Sciences. The core focus of CML is to perform research and education in the interdisciplinary field of Environmental Sciences. CML has two Departments: Industrial Ecology (CML-IE) and Environmental Biology (CML-EB). Presently, about 125 fte (including postdocs and PhDs) are employed at CML. CML collaborates with the TU Delft and Erasmus University in the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Sustainability (LDE-CfS), Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, and other partners.
For more information, see https://www.science.leidenuniv.nl and https://www.workingat.leiden.edu. Information about CML can be found at https://www.cml.leiden.edu
Terms and conditions
We offer a one year term position with the possibility of renewal based on need, funding and performance. The salary range is from € 2.846,- to € 4.490,- gross per month (pay scale 10 in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities).
The starting date can be in the second half of 2022 (earlier preferred).
Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses (8.3 %), training and career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. For international spouses we have set up a dual career programme. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break.
Diversity
Leiden University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups.
Information
Enquiries can be made to Dr. Bernhard Steubing (b.r.p.steubing@cml.leidenuniv.nl), or Prof. Arnold Tukker (tukker@cml.leidenuniv.nl).
Applications
To apply for this vacancy, please send an email to sollicitaties@cml.leidenuniv.nl . Please ensure that you upload the following additional documents quoting the vacancy number:
• CV
• A motivation letter
• The names and phone numbers of two referees
Application deadline is May 15, 2022. Interviews will take place on May 25, 2022 between 9 AM and 5 PM. You are kindly requested to be available on this date.