Research Assistant — LCA & Sustainable Supply Chains

Newcastle University; Newcastle upon Tyne; Vor Ort; GBP 28.000 - 38.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Generous holiday package

Pension schemes

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Zusammenfassung

Newcastle University invites applications for a Research Assistant to join an ESRC-funded project assessing socio-environmental trade-offs in defence supply chains. You will develop Life Cycle Assessment methods to trace critical minerals from source to military products, identifying hotspots of emissions and environmental impacts.

The role emphasizes collaboration and dissemination. You will quantify flows across supply chains, use tools like OpenLCA and OpenLCA/Ecoinvent databases, and support

Qualifikationen

• Honours degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Sustainability, or related field.
• Experience analysing data and communicating results to clients or stakeholders.
• Proficiency with IT and office software; ability to work with multiple datasets and tools.

Aufgaben

• Collect, analyse and interpret research data and draw conclusions on the outcomes.
• Co-ordinate own work with others and contribute to project planning.
• Present information on research progress to researchers or groups.
• Write up results and contribute to dissemination (reports, papers, chapters).
• Use research resources and equipment as appropriate.
• Quantify flows of materials, carbon and resources across supply chains.
• Conduct Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) using established databases and software.
• Identify hotspots for emissions and environmental impacts across value chains.
• Support development of digital tools and data platforms for sustainability assessment.
• Contribute to writing and dissemination through seminars and conferences.

Kenntnisse

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Presentation of information

Research problem solving

Programming (Python, R, MATLAB)

LCA understanding

Collaboration with colleagues

Ausbildung

Honours degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Sustainability, or related

Tools

OpenLCA

Ecoinvent

Xcycle

Jobbeschreibung

Newcastle University invites applications for a Research Assistant to join an ESRC-funded project assessing socio-environmental trade-offs in defence supply chains. You will develop Life Cycle Assessment methods to trace critical minerals from source to military products, identifying hotspots of emissions and environmental impacts.

The role emphasizes collaboration and dissemination. You will quantify flows across supply chains, use tools like OpenLCA and OpenLCA/Ecoinvent databases, and support