PhD Student: Dynamic Food System Modelling for Sustainability

Technical University of Denmark; Kongens Lyngby; Sur place; DKK 320 000 - 420 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Technical University of Denmark (DTU Sustain) seeks a PhD student to develop dynamic food system modelling within the AESA framework, focusing on sustainability assessments of microbial foods and transformations. The project integrates nFU with AESA and explores regional differences and temporal dynamics in carrying capacities.

The position is a collaboration with BRIGHT, emphasizing multi-disciplinary, international collaboration and the development of new methodologies in nutritional LCA

Qualifications

• Master's degree (120 ECTS) in environmental engineering, integrated food studies, sustainability assessments or closely related disciplines.
• Fluent in spoken and written English and literacy in common IT systems.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills and ability to develop new methods.

Responsabilités

• Integrate nutritional functional units (nFU) into the AESA framework to better represent the function delivered by food products and systems.
• Develop spatially differentiated AESA by regionalizing environmental carrying capacities, life cycle impacts, and their allocation to assessed systems.
• Incorporate temporal dynamics into AESA to account for changing carrying capacities and allocated shares over time.
• Combine prospective LCA (pLCA) with AESA to assess the absolute environmental sustainability of future food-system transformation pathways.

Connaissances

LCA experience

AESA experience

Mathematical modelling

Teamwork

English proficiency

Formation

Master's degree in environmental engineering or related field

Outils

IT systems

Description du poste

Technical University of Denmark (DTU Sustain) seeks a PhD student to develop dynamic food system modelling within the AESA framework, focusing on sustainability assessments of microbial foods and transformations. The project integrates nFU with AESA and explores regional differences and temporal dynamics in carrying capacities.

The position is a collaboration with BRIGHT, emphasizing multi-disciplinary, international collaboration and the development of new methodologies in nutritional LCA