Decarbonization & LCA Researcher (PhD Candidate)

TUM CREATE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical insurance

Generous leave (vacation days)

Singapore campus environment

On-site facilities (gym, game room, c​

Coffee room

Job summary

TUM CREATE LIMITED in Singapore seeks a Research Associate (PhD candidate) to support decarbonization and food processing projects through LCA, TEA, and economic evaluations. The role involves modeling, data collection, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to assess feasibility and commercial potential of emerging technologies.

You will contribute to exploring AI applications in LCA and TEA, while working within a fixed term contract to 2027 and performance-based extension discussions.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering or related disciplines.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Good team player, able to work with deadlines and dynamic requirements.
• Ability to articulate and present complex research ideas to both technical and lay audiences.
• Ability to write research proposals and papers for technical journals.
• Very good command of written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Collect data and engage closely with subject matter experts to conduct life cycle assessments, evaluating and comparing environmental footprints.
• Perform techno economic and total value assessments of technologies and processes developed within the project.
• Undertake process modelling and scale up analysis of in house developed technologies, benchmarking against existing techniques.
• Conduct comprehensive studies addressing broader global sustainability questions, delivering system-level assessments and forward-looking solutions.

Skills

Mathematical modelling

Process modelling

Life Cycle Assessment

Techno-economic analysis

AI in LCA/TEA

Chemical engineering

Education

Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

UniSim

SuperPro Designer

Aspen Plus

Brightway

OpenLCA

Simapro

Gabi

Premise

Ecoinvent

Job description

TUM CREATE LIMITED in Singapore seeks a Research Associate (PhD candidate) to support decarbonization and food processing projects through LCA, TEA, and economic evaluations. The role involves modeling, data collection, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to assess feasibility and commercial potential of emerging technologies.

You will contribute to exploring AI applications in LCA and TEA, while working within a fixed term contract to 2027 and performance-based extension discussions.