Senior Scientist, Transport Energy & Emissions Impact

Academic Positions; Finland; Hybrid; EUR 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

6 weeks paid holidays

Professional development

Employee well-being programs

Zusammenfassung

VTT is seeking a Senior Scientist to join our Transport and Mobility team. You will build, implement and steer project portfolios, develop new research and business opportunities in transport energy and emissions, using a system-level transport view across road, rail, aviation and maritime sectors.

You will contribute to impact assessment, data-driven modelling and service development, collaborating with industry and public partners.

Qualifikationen

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in a suitable field.
• Knowledge and previous experience of transport energy use, emissions and decarbonisation, and understanding of their theoretical background.
• Experience in transport modelling, scenario analysis and impact assessment, preferably related to emission and energy scenarios, uptake of new transport technologies, policy measures, and multimodal transport chains.
• Strong understanding of road transport systems. Experience or knowledge of rail and/or maritime transport is advantageous.
• Good data analysis and modelling skills, e.g. Python, R or similar tools.
• Experience in transport economics, cost-benefit analysis and/or environmental and socioeconomic impact assessment is advantageous.
• Previous experience of research and innovation projects.
• Ability to identify customer needs and new opportunities and contribute to proposal preparation.
• Good teamwork and project management skills.
• Good written and spoken English; Finnish proficiency is an asset.

Aufgaben

• Contribute as an active and collaborative member of our research team.
• Develop methodologies, models and analytical tools to assess transport-system impacts of changes in transport energy use, emissions, and related system-level impacts.
• Assess the environmental, economic and societal impacts of new transport technologies, services and policy measures.
• Work primarily with road transport while contributing to multimodal transport assessments.
• Identify and develop new research and business opportunities and translate research into customer value.
• Act as project manager or work package lead in national and international projects and support less experienced colleagues.
• Collaborate with industry, authorities, policymakers and research partners and communicate results through reports and publications.

Kenntnisse

Transport modelling

Data analysis

Python

R

Project management

Teamwork

English proficiency

Finnish language

Ausbildung

Master's degree

PhD preferred

Tools

Python

R

Jobbeschreibung

VTT is seeking a Senior Scientist to join our Transport and Mobility team. You will build, implement and steer project portfolios, develop new research and business opportunities in transport energy and emissions, using a system-level transport view across road, rail, aviation and maritime sectors.

You will contribute to impact assessment, data-driven modelling and service development, collaborating with industry and public partners.