IMDEA Energy is opening a Predoctoral Researcher Position for the Systems Analysis Unit, looking for talented and motivated candidates to work on process simulation and life cycle sustainability assessment of agri-food waste valorisation systems.

Contract funded by “Comunidad de Madrid” in the framework of the BIVALIA-CM project (TEC 2024/BIO-177), through the R&D activities programme “Tecnologías 2024”.

The new researcher will join the research team of the project BIVALIA-CM, aimed at assessing the sustainability performance of agri-food waste valorisation systems from a life cycle perspective.

The requirements are as follows:

Tasks Description:

• Simulation of agri-food waste valorisation processes.
• Life cycle sustainability assessment and benchmarking of agri-food waste valorisation systems.
• Circularity and material criticality assessment of agri-food waste valorisation technologies.
• Dissemination and publication of research results in various journals, and both national and international congresses.
• Supervising students in internships, TFG and TFM.

Compulsory Requirements:

• BSc and MSc in the field of Chemical, Environmental or Energy Engineering, or a related area.
• Knowledge of life cycle assessment and specific software.
• Knowledge of process simulation.

Other merits to value:

• Scientific publications on life cycle assessment and/or process simulation.
• Knowledge of bioenergy systems.
• Oral and written communication skills in English.

• Adequacy of the candidate's training to the requested profile.
• Work experience related to the profile of the job position.
• Knowledge of English.
• Motivation for accomplishing high-quality research.

• Remuneration: Between 21.000€ – 24.000€ per year, depending upon qualification and expertise.

*The contract includes all the benefits of the Spanish Public Health and Social Security System.

• Duration of the contract: 1 year, possibility of annual renewals depending on performance

IMDEA Energía, Móstoles, Madrid