Scientific Assistant for Sustainability Assessment and Circular Economy 80%
Attractive assistant position to research in and promotion of sustainable development and circular economy. Evaluate and improve the sustainability of new technologies and products!
School: School of Engineering
Starting date: March 2025 or by agreement (limited to 12 months)
Your role
Your profile
We are looking for an open and winning personality with a completed (applied) university bachelor's degree in energy and environmental technology, environmental engineering or environmental sciences or comparable qualifications. Ideally, you have gained initial experience with life cycle assessments (LCA), sustainability assessments (e.g. multi-criteria decision analysis, MCDA), the application of scientific theories and methods and/or acquired initial practical experience in the field of sustainability and circular economy, e.g. in your bachelor thesis. Good networking in Switzerland and interest in the topics of sustainability assessment and circular economy, as well as writing skills in English and ideally German complete your profile.
This is what we stand for
Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW is one of Switzerland's largest multidisciplinary universities of applied sciences, with over 14'000 students and 3'400 faculty and staff.
ZHAW's School of Engineering is a leading education and research institution in Switzerland with a focus on top-ics relevant for the future: 14 institutes and centers stand for a high-quality education as well as research and de-velopment around energy, mobility, information and health.
The interdisciplinary team of the Institute of Sustainable Development (INE) emphasizes technological, economic and societal developments from a sustainability perspective.
The team of the research focus "Risk Management and Technology Assessment" identifies topics relevant to the fu-ture, assesses the sustainability of technologies, conducts technology assessments and develops concepts for the sustainable use of energy and resources on this basis.
ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams in order to promote equality, diversity and innovation.
What you can expect
We offer working conditions and terms of employment commensurate with higher education institutions and actively promote personal development for staff in leadership and non-leadership positions. A detailed description of advantages and benefits can be found at Working at the ZHAW. The main points are listed below:
Contact
Corinna Baumgartner
Lecturer & Senior Researcher Technology
Assessment & Circular Economy
+41 58 934 70 84
Jasmin Strobel
Recruiting Manager
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