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Location

Valencia | Spain

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Job description

The Junior Sustainability Engineer will be directly involved in the European and private activities of the company supporting the development of research activities, strongly related to the sustainable evaluation, validation & certification of both existing and highly innovative processes and products in a variety of sectors.

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The Junior Sustainability Engineer will be directly involved in the European and private activities of the company supporting the development of research activities, strongly related with the sustainable evaluation, validation & certification of both existing and highly innovative processes and products in a variety of sectors.

Indicative but not exhaustive examples of the studies where the researcher will be involved, tailored to the scope of each project or contract, will be: Material Flow Analysis (MFA); mass balances; modelling and simulation of specific processes; environmental, energetic and cost impact analysis; circular economy modelling; carbon and water footprint calculations; levelized cost analysis; proposition of Material Circularity Indicators (MCI); risk assessments in terms of health and safety criteria of the process/product considered; recyclability assessments; inventory and analysis of the regulatory and certification framework of the targeted project, to facilitate its standardisation and market uptake.

The junior researcher will be working closely with other Senior engineers and researchers in charge of conducting Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Life Cycle Cost studies (LCC), Social LCA (sLCA) and Eco-design activities both for European projects and private contracts, receiving a specific training, with the aim of learning from these methodologies and being able to develop them autonomously.

The candidate will be responsible for performing these tasks and studies in diverse and transversal sectors, aligned with the activities of current projects, private contracts and also with the European research and innovation strategy. Potential, but not exclusive domains of activities will be: renewable energies and fuels; advanced sustainable materials; novel bio-sourced products and bioeconomy development; wastes valorisation and industrial symbiosis; sustainable mobility; environmental management, and climate mitigation and adaptation.

KEY REQUIREMENTS/ EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degrees in scientific field (e.g. Chemistry, Physics or Industrial Engineering among others).
• Master’s degree in scientific field (e.g. Chemistry, Physics or Industrial Engineering among others) completed or about to be completed.
• Ability to support the generation of valuable insights on topics related to sustainability, and in preparing clear and compelling reports and presentations of results (mainly in English).
• Medium experience in using enineering softwares or equivalent tools, e.g. Matlab, Python, Aspen.
• General knowledge in Eco-design and Life Cycle Assessment methodology will be positively evaluated, as well as the knowledge of specific softwares (e.g. SimaPro, Gabi, Open LCA).
• Innovation capacity and new ideas to be implemented in the projects and company’s activities will be positively evaluated.
• Excellent level of Spanish and English (C1/C2 level in both languages will be an asset).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ready to face new challenges, ability to work effectively as a member of a team, flexibility, and high motivation.
• Strong ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment and adaptive capabilities to different research sectors.
• Good predisposition to learn new metholdogies and tools for a professional growth.
• Problem-solving approach, proactive and decisive attitude.
• Full availability to travel.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Positive work environment, with a professional team in a dynamic developing company.
• Full-time employment (40 hours per week).
• Indefinite contract.
• Immediate incorporation.
• Salary will be fixed according to qualifications and experience.

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