Safe and Sustainable by Design through AI application

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research; Italia; In loco; EUR 24.000 - 36.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA - DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA INDUSTRIALE is seeking a Research Assistant to support the analysis of LCA and SSbD methodologies for innovative products and materials within the BLESS project.

You will contribute to the design of a digital system, focusing on the SLAT tool, and help define system functionalities, requirements, and testing procedures in collaboration with the team.

Competenze

• Experience with life cycle assessment methods and sustainability frameworks.
• Ability to map industrial needs and data sources for regulatory alignment.
• Familiarity with European regulatory requirements related to innovative products or materials.

Mansioni

• Support analysis of LCA and SSbD methodologies.
• Contribute to development and refinement of the BLESS framework.
• Assist in defining system functionalities for the SLAT tool.
• Prepare testing procedures and validate requirements.

Conoscenze

LCA analysis

SSbD methodologies

regulatory requirements

data mapping

Strumenti

SLAT tool

BLESS framework

AI/data automation

Descrizione del lavoro

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA - - DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA INDUSTRIALE

Organisation/Company ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA - - DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA INDUSTRIALE Research Field Engineering » Industrial engineering Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 9 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The research assistant will support the analysis of existing LCA, SSbD methodologies and relevant European regulatory requirements for innovative products and materials. The activity will include mapping industrial needs, barriers to LCA adoption and available company data sources, supporting UNIBO in defining methodological requirements. The researcher will contribute to the development of the BLESS framework by analysing approaches for circularity assessment, critical raw materials, planetary boundaries, safety–sustainability integration and social sustainability aspects.
The activity will focus on supporting the initial design and development of a digital system, with particular reference to the SLAT tool within the BLESS project and to interoperable modules based on data, automation and artificial intelligence. The research assistant will contribute to defining the system functionalities, establishing and verifying requirements, and preparing testing procedures.

• Italy

Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:

• All

Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA - - DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA INDUSTRIALE Country Italy