Job Postings and Research Opportunities

Organization: Brook Lyndhurst
Location: UK
Application Deadline: March 12, 2010

UK - employment opportunity

Sustainability research consultancy Brook Lyndhurst is currently recruiting one or two senior consultants. They are looking for people either with a strong track record of management/consultancy in a sustainability-related field, and/or of designing and managing market research projects for clients in the public or private sectors. The individual(s) will have the skills and capacity to lead projects, and develop streams of work from the outset.

For further details on the role and how to apply, please see:

http://www.brooklyndhurst.co.uk/job-specification---senior-researcher-_130

Please note that the closing date for applications is this Friday (March 12).

Organization: US Quantis
Location: Salem, Massachusetts
Application Deadline: NA
 

Quantis seeks to recruit a highly motivated and dynamic Life Cycle Analyst. The Analyst will be a member of the US Quantis team and will interact with the other team members based in Canada and Europe. The Analyst will be in charge of conducting and delivering Life Cycle Assessment projects for clients with the goal of improving their understanding of their environmental impact and helping them make key decisions and take action to improve environmental performance.
 
Job duties and accountabilities:
 
Reporting to the US Director of Quantis, the Analyst will be responsible for:
·         Conducting life cycle assessments
·         Assessing corporate environmental sustainability metrics
·         Consulting with clients to assist them in their understanding and implementation
·         Collecting critical data from clients as well as from other available sources
·         Preparing reports and presentations
·         Developing unique solutions
·         Supporting software customers
 
Critical Qualifications and Competences:
One to ten years experience in performing, managing, interpreting and/or communicating of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and/or related topics whether from an academic, industry or other background
Ability to structure own work and self-motivated
Sound problem solving skills
Scientific expertise
Ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with clients
 
Preferred qualifications
Previous experience in the consulting business
 
About Quantis
Quantis offers comprehensive, high impact solutions for organizations that are socially responsible, environmentally accountable, and understand the stakes at hand. With a team of dedicated analysts and with expertise ranging from life cycle assessment studies to consulting and business software, Quantis helps today's and tomorrow's sustainability leaders walk the talk. Quantis works with companies, governments and others to identify decisions and actions that promote a more sustainable world. Our focus is on a quantitative approach to measuring and managing environmental performance, believing that the best science is a necessary to support today’s crucial decisions regarding environmental sustainability. Quantis’ global team of 30 LCA experts mixes a background of leading scientific work with approaches that meet the needs of today’s key decision makers.
 
Quantis offers a dynamic work environment and opportunities for professional growth. Salaries will be determined based on levels of experience, for which a wide range of options will be considered. Competitive salary, health, dental and optical insurance, retirement plan and a generous holiday schedule are offered. Work will primarily take place at the Salem, Massachusetts office, with occasional travel.
 
Candidates should submit a résumé or CV and any other materials by email to info.usa@quantis-intl.com. Candidates will be evaluated and/or interviewed on an ongoing basis.
 

Organization: VITO (the Flemish Institute for Technological Research)
Location: Belgium
Application Deadline: Various

VITO (the Flemish Institute for Technological Research) is looking for two positions for R&D activities within the area of sustainability evaluations and transition.
 
Position 1: R&D Professional "Sustainable Products and Processes"

Function:
You will contribute as researcher to projects on ´Sustainable Products and Processes.´
You will conduct studies on life cycle analysis (LCA) and associated tools (ecological footprint, carbon footprint), together with fellow researchers.
You will report on this research to customers from government and industry in Flanders and Europe.
You will draw up project offers in dialogue with the customer and in consultation with project managers and fellow researchers.
You follow the scientific and social evolutions on sustainable material management, ecodesign, cradle to cradle.

Profile:
You have a master degree or are a civil engineer.
You have a basic knowledge of environmental technology and sustainable consumption and production.
Additional pluses are: experience in conducting LCA studies and studies on ecodesign, eco-efficiency and experience with policy support research.
You have an analytical mind and are able to work easily with the ICT tools used for these types of projects.
You are able to take the initiative, have a customer-oriented attitude and can adapt quickly.
You have an analytical mind and stand out due to your creativity.
You are also a team player with good communication and social skills.
You write well and have experience writing reports in Dutch and English.
Languages required for this position: Dutch and English; knowledge of French is a plus.

Position 2: R&D Professional "Sustainability evaluations"

Function:
You will conduct policy support research on sustainable material management and waste treatment for Flemish and European government institutions and industry.
Based on your knowledge of waste treatment and recycling processes, you will support other researchers in substantiating recommendations for sustainable material management.
You will make contacts with researchers from other Flemish and international institutions with a view toward building up consortia for new project requests.
In addition, you will build up your expertise on European policy in the area of industrial emissions and sustainable production.

Profile:
You have a master degree or are a civil chemical engineer or biological engineer.
Knowledge of waste treatment and waste policy is a plus, as is experience in an international context.
You write well and have experience writing reports in Dutch and English.
You are able to make contacts easily and are customer focused.
You can work independently as well as in a team.
Languages required for this position: Dutch and English; knowledge of French is a plus.

VITO offers you:
A position in an eminent client-oriented organization, in the area of innovative technology research and science-backed consulting.
The opportunity to contribute to putting Flanders on the international map as active knowledge region and thus contribute to sustainable development.
An interesting salary package complete with extralegal benefits.

For more information:
Contact Marianne Wens (Marianne.Wens@vito.be) or have a look at: http://wwwb.vito.be/CMS_EN_Vacature/Vaclijst.aspx?lang=EN&application=vacatureoverzicht


Best regards,
 
Carolin Spirinckx
Coordinator of the Sustainable Building and Living Task Force
Unit Transition Energy and Environment
VITO NV
Boeretang 200, 2400 MOL, Belgium
( + 32 14 33 58 51
6 + 32 14 32 11 85
*Carolin.Spirinckx@vito.be
 
Visit our website: www.vito.be/english
 

Organization: University of Waikato
Location: New Zealand
Application Deadline: 1 May 2010


PhD (2010 – 2013) and Master's (2011) Scholarships

Two scholarships are available to assist and encourage students to pursue a PhD thesis at the University of Waikato, focusing on New Zealand's sustainability positioning in the context of global economic constraint and growing concern about environmental issues such as climate change.

The scholarships are funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand and is part of a Marsden Research Grant awarded to Professor Juliet Roper & Dr Eva Collins at the University of Waikato.

The overall project is entitled “Sustainability at the cross roads: Examining the vulnerability of New Zealand's global environmental positioning”.  Within the project there is scope for a range of perspectives to be examined, including political discourses; media commentary (national and international); industry sector discourses, in particular Food & Beverage (including farming) and Tourism; and comparative perspectives from New Zealand’s key trading partners such as Australia, the UK, and the USA. Other approaches that fit within the broad objectives of the project can be negotiated.

The PhD scholarship is available to be taken up in 2010.  The Master’s scholarship is available in 2011 (start dates negotiable). The study should be undertaken in New Zealand, with students enrolled at The University of Waikato. Applicants must send their CV and a cover letter in which particular research interests are outlined.

Expressions of interest for the PhD scholarship must be received by 1 May 2010.

Applications for the Master’s scholarship close December 2010.

The successful PhD scholarship recipient will receive a stipend of $NZ25, 000 per annum and $NZ12, 000 per annum towards the cost of their fees, for a total period of three years. The Master’s student would be expected to enroll for a 4 paper equivalent thesis and would receive a stipend of up to $NZ16, 000 and $NZ4, 000 towards fees, over a period of one year.

International PhD students pay the same fees as local students in New Zealand.

Master’s students who are Australian citizens pay the same Master’s fees as New Zealand students; however, Master’s students from other countries such as the U.S.A. would need to pay International student fees.

 

For further details please contact:

Professor Juliet Roper
Department of Management Communication
Waikato Management School
The University of Waikato
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton 3240
New Zealand

Telephone: +64 7 838 4142
Email: jroper@waikato.ac.nz

Organization: University of Graz Austria
Location: Graz, Austria
Application Deadline: March 17th 2010


PhD Position in Industrial Ecology at the Institute for Systems Sciences, Innovation and Sustainability Research University of Graz Austria

Deadline for submissions: March 17th 2010
Starting date: April 1st 2010 or upon agreement
Duration: 4 years

Description

The Institute for Systems Sciences, Innovation and Sustainability Research
University of Graz Austria is following an interdisciplinary research program in Resource Management. One of the key issue is the understanding of the interrelationship and trade-offs among different types of resources.

The successful PhD candidate will first develop a framework to analyze the above mentioned issue. Second he/she will apply the developed framework to a selection of resources. The candidate will be encouraged to develop within the frame of the project his/her own ideas within a highly motivated and interdisciplinary team.

The project is being performed in collaboration with the University of Yale (Center for Industrial Ecology), USA and Waseda University, Japan.

Requirements
• Diploma/Masters in environmental sciences, chemistry, physics or geography
• Knowledge on resources and their management
• Experience in systemic analysis and modelling (MFA, SD, etc.)
• Languages: English (German: working knowledge)
• Interest in interdisciplinary research
• Abilities in designing research projects

Applications, including two recommendation letters, and a copy and assessment of the Diploma/Master thesis should be send until March 17 2010 to the following address (please mention the following number: Kennzahl: 23/43/99 ex 2009/10)

Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz
Personalwesen
Universitätsplatz 3
8010 Graz
or per Email to: bewerbung@uni-graz.at
For questions please contact Prof. Dr. Claudia Binder, claudia.binder@uni-graz.at Information about the institute can be found at: www.uni-graz.at/isis

Organization: University of South Carolina
Location: Columbia, SC

The Moore School is a comprehensive business school with an undergraduate international business program ranked number one and a graduate program ranked number two by U.S. News & World Report. The School of Accounting invites applications for one or more tenure-track positions open at all ranks beginning in Fall 2010.  Candidates should have a primary teaching interest in Managerial Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, or Auditing, and must possess a doctorate or expect to complete their doctorate by August 2010. 

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Organization: Rutgers University
Location: New Brunswick, NJ
Application Deadline: March 10, 2010

VULNERABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

The Department of Human Ecology in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University would like to make a tenured or tenure track appointment, beginning in September 2010, in the general area of the human dimensions of vulnerability and adaptation.

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY

The Department of Human Ecology in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) at Rutgers University seeks a tenure track assistant professor, beginning in September 2010, in the social science of
environmental law and policy. 

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Organization: The University of Arizona
Location: Tucson, AZ
Application Deadline: NA

PETSMART DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF RETAILING AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
John and Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences
The University of Arizona

Starting Date:  Fall 2010

Position Description: Associate or Full Professor (9-months, tenured) with
an opportunity to be named as PetSmart Distinguished Professor (a 5-year
appointment, renewable). This position is a key component of the Retailing
and Consumer Sciences division's new Consumers, Environment and Sustainability Initiative (CESI), which is part of The University of Arizona's campus-wide commitment to and focus on scholarly activity and scientific
research about the environment and its sustainability. The goal of the CESI is to facilitate collaborative, innovative and interdisciplinary efforts to support
research, teaching and outreach activities that focus on 1) consumer rituals,
attitudes and behavior associated with the consumption of water, energy and food and 2) consumers' sense of social responsibility as it relates to the
sustainability of these resources. Our long-term vision is to transform the CESI into a CES Institute. This position is part of a new university-wide hiring initiative in environmental science and policy.

Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. required in consumer behavior, marketing,
retailing, economics, management, psychology, sociology or closely related
field; a distinguished record of research publications and evidence of
effective teaching to both graduate and undergraduate students; and
successful supervision of graduate student research.

Preferred Qualifications:  Internationally recognized scholar with a
strong and continuing record of excellence in research involving consumers. We are especially interested in candidates with research interests and projects
that are relevant to CESI. Superior communication and interpersonal
skills necessary to be an effective leader, instructor, and mentor in an interdisciplinary team environment. Demonstrated ability to attract external research funding, and to interact effectively with corporate partners to develop new research projects and communicate research results.

For further information, contact Prof. Michael Staten at (520) 621-9482 or
statenm@email.arizona.edu. To apply, please follow the online
application process at UA HR& (http://www.hr.arizona.edu/jobs) for job
number 44120.

Organization: the Ecoinvent Centre
Location: Zurich, Swiss
Application Deadline: NA

The ecoinvent Centre - a Competence Centre of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (ETH Zurich), the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research (Empa), and the Swiss Federal Research Station Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon (ART) - is looking for a Project manager for Life Cycle Inventory Database (50 - 100 %)

The ecoinvent LCI database is currently in a process of re-design, expansion and internationalisation. We seek a person that is capable of managing and supervising many small, parallel development projects involving a large number of personal contacts to data suppliers and editors (reviewers). Part of these projects take place in South America and Asia and requires also capacity building in LCI data collection and management.
 
We look for a junior person, willing to travel, but with a solid background in LCA and database management. You should be precise and timely in your care for detail, while being attentive and understanding in personal relations with people of different cultural backgrounds.

For further information please contact Prof. Bo Weidema, weidema@ecoinvent.org. Prof. Bo Weidema is looking forward to your application in electronic form comprising a letter of motivation, CV, diploma copies as well as the names and contact information of two references.

Organization: The Golisano Institute for Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
Location: Rochester, NY
Applications review: From February 16 until position filled

The Golisano Institute for Sustainability at the Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY) invites applications to the tenure-track or tenured position of Assistant/Associate/Full Professor.  The successful applicant will be a leading expert or demonstrate potential to be a leading expert in one or more of the four areas of expertise at GIS:  sustainable production systems, sustainable energy systems, sustainable mobility, or Eco-IT (ecologically efficient information technology systems). 

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