Doctoral Candidate position at UNIBO in the RESTORATIVE MSCA Doctoral Network DC13

(Ref. DC13 UNIBO) https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/435167  

Horizon Europe - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

The project “Grid-Scale Energy Storage: Imperatives for Accelerating the Green Transition” (RESTORATIVE) is a Marie Skłodwska-Curie Doctoral Network composed of 16 high-profile European universities, research institutions and companies located in 10 different European countries for recruiting, employing and providing advanced training for 17 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) in the area of engineering and energy technologies. All 17 PhD projects fall within the overall theme of grid-scale energy storage technologies, but investigate the topic from different perspectives, including technological development, reliability and security, integration and coupling, socioeconomic and environmental assessment, and policy and regulation. For more information, see: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101227219

The University of Bologna (UNIBO, Italy) is recruiting one position (DC13) of these 17 to research and write a PhD thesis on “Quantitative Socioeconomic-Sustainability Assessment of Thermo-Mechanical Grid-Scale Energy Systems” and be awarded a PhD degree from Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna.

We welcome applications from candidates holding a degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Energy Engineering or related fields, giving access to doctoral studies. Applicants should have a demonstrable interest and experience in the assessment and modelling of material flows and energy balances in industrial energy systems, as well as knowledge of the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology and a good understanding of sustainability and/or safety of industrial technologies. The candidate should:

·       have excellent communication skills, suitable for both academic research and industrial environments;

·       be creative, open-minded, and capable of working independently;

·       have a strong command of the English language, with the ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken form; 

·       be willing to spend a period of up to 9 months in secondments (see details in the attachments).

The successful candidate will be employed by UNIBO and based in the Laboratory of Industrial Safety and Environmental Sustainability (LISES: https://site.unibo.it/lises/en) at DICAM Department, to conduct research while being guided by supervisors and complete PhD training across Europe participating in the network’s training activities at the laboratories of our academic and industrial partners, where the DC will also undertake transnational mobility to carry out part of their activity. Regular meetings and workshops within the EU-funded RESTORATIVE project will supplement the training. 

Please be aware that candidates should comply with the strict eligibility criteria associated with the recruitment of Doctoral Candidates in Marie Skłodwska-Curie Doctoral Networks. In particular:

• applicants must be doctoral candidates at the date of recruitment. They must have obtained a university degree which formally entitles them to access a doctorate and they must not have been awarded a doctoral degree. A PhD degree in any field is not compatible with these DC positions. Candidates who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.
• the fellow to be appointed may be of any age and nationality, but must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Italy for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date (expected on 1^st November 2026), short stays such as holidays are not taken into account;
• according to Italian law, applicants must not have obtained a second cycle/two-year master's degree or a single cycle master’s degree in Italy, or an equivalent qualification obtained abroad, more than six years before the deadline for the application.

Applicants must also be prepared to be seconded for a total duration of up to 9 months to other network partners to carry out part of their work.

TO APPLY SEE THE ATTACHMENTS SECTION BELOW

Where to apply and for enquiries:

dicam.restorative-unibo@unibo.it

For more information see:

• on EURAXESS https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/435167 the DC13 position “Quantitative Socioeconomic-Sustainability Assessment of TM-GSES Systems” in RESTORATIVE Doctoral Network at the University of Bologna
• the DC13 position vacancy in the DICAM website: https://dicam.unibo.it/en/news/restorative-dc13-doctoral-candidate-position-at-unibo-in-restorative-doctoral-network
• RESTORATIVE Doctoral Network https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101227219