Phd Researcher

vor 1 Monat


Leipzig, Deutschland Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung UFZ Vollzeit

The UFZ

The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) with its 1,100 employees has gained an excellent reputation as an international competence centre for environmental sciences. We are part of the largest scientific organisation in Germany, the Helmholtz association. Our mission: Our research seeks to find a balance between social development and the long-term protection of our natural resources.

The job

The UFZ will establish a Graduate School within its Research Unit “Environment and Society” on the topic: “Governance Monitor - Tracking and assessing governance narratives for sustainability transformations” The Graduate School consists of four PhD researchers. They will participate in a structured training program that facilitates integration and exchange among the different projects involved as well as within the larger UFZ research context. The PhD projects will develop a scientific basis for the comprehensive, long-term monitoring of political developments related to complex environmental issues, including the governance of bioeconomy, chemicals in the circular economy, and climate extremes. The advertised position is part of this Graduate School.

Your tasks
- Analyze narratives in the bioeconomy field to identify key impacts and aspects, from the point of view of different stakeholders, that should be considered in sustainability monitoring
- Help in further developing existing life cycle tools by introducing socio-economic indicators to assess potential impacts on regional and national stakeholders
- Evaluate the life cyle impacts of prospective bio-based technologies utilizing the updated toolbox of life cycle approaches
- Lead the development of a joint guideline for building a narrative monitor within the GOVERNANCE MONITOR graduate school
- Disseminate the results by publishing in scientific journals as well as by participating in national and international conferences

The work will be supervised by Prof. Alberto Bezama as first UFZ and University supervisor, as well as by Prof. Sina Leipold, Dr. Christian Dusny and MSc Walther Zeug as second UFZ supervisors.

We offer
- Excellent technical facilities which are without parallel
- Work in inter-disciplinary, multinational teams
- Excellent links with national and international research networks
- Remuneration in accordance with the TVöD public-sector pay grade 13

**Profile**:

- Master’s degree in environmental or process engineering, environmental studies, sustainability sciences or comparable field;
- Experience with life cycle assessment tools. Familiarity with social LCA is beneficial.
- Strong interpersonal skills for engaging in stakeholder assessment
- Proficiency in English
- Excellent team work capabilities in a multidisciplinary, international team


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