Research Engineer - Battery LCA & Water Impact

IMT Mines Alès; France; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation time

Public transportation costs covered 75

Sustainable mobility package (carpool/

Innovation ecosystem

Sea/mountains nearby

Job summary

IMT Mines Alès, France, invites a researcher to contribute to the AMI CMA 3MRBAT project on environmental assessment of lithium-ion batteries. You will work with CREER and the HSM unit, drawing on industry data and literature to analyze water impacts and life-cycle stages.

You will help develop the curriculum for the PRINEC Master’s program, design an interactive training module on battery life cycle, prepare teaching materials, and disseminate results through publications and conferences.

Qualifications

• A master’s degree (Bac+5) in environmental studies or equivalent.
• Expertise in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) applied to industrial systems and/or water footprint assessment.
• Knowledge of natural resource management, particularly water and/or mineral resources.
• Good command of scientific English, both written and spoken.
• Ability to disseminate and communicate research findings through publications in international scientific journals and presentations at national and international conferences.

Responsibilities

• You will draw on the expertise of 3MRBAT’s partners, as well as technical data from major industrial projects currently under public consultation in France and existing scientific literature.
• Particular attention will be paid to the impact on water resources, as all activities within this sector require large volumes of water.
• You will contribute to the development of the curriculum at IMT Mines Alès as part of the PRINEC Specialised Master’s programme.
• You will help design and implement an interactive training module on the battery life cycle, with a view to highlighting how different scenarios relating to sourcing, manufacturing, use and end-of-life affect environmental impacts.
• You will contribute to the scientific dissemination of the work carried out as part of the project.
• You will be encouraged to disseminate the results of your research through publications in international scientific journals, papers presented at national and international conferences, and presentations to project partners.

Skills

LCA

Water footprint

Resource management

Scientific English

Education

Master's degree (Bac+5) in environmental studies or equivalent

Job description

IMT Mines Alès, France, invites a researcher to contribute to the AMI CMA 3MRBAT project on environmental assessment of lithium-ion batteries. You will work with CREER and the HSM unit, drawing on industry data and literature to analyze water impacts and life-cycle stages.

You will help develop the curriculum for the PRINEC Master’s program, design an interactive training module on battery life cycle, prepare teaching materials, and disseminate results through publications and conferences.