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PhD candidate, Assessment of lifestyle changes for a 1.5°C world

Posted 21 Mar 2024
Work experience
1 to 3 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required languages
English (Fluent)
Dutch (Fluent)
Deadline
23 Mar 2021 22:59

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The Faculty of Science and Institute of Environmental Sciences is looking for a

PhD candidate, Assessment of lifestyle changes for a 1.5°C world

Key responsibilities

We are looking for a PhD candidate to support the recently granted H2020 project EU 1.5° Lifestyles (Policies and tools for mainstreaming 1.5° Lifestyles). This new project will be carried out in collaboration with the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster and several other European partners. The project will evaluate how political, economic, and social contexts enable or constrain sustainable options. This position will focus on climate and health impacts of various lifestyle options. The key quantitative tasks for this position include:

  • Estimating gaps between lifestyle carbon footprints and the footprints necessary to meet the 1.5° target across EU countries and several G20 countries from the Global South;
  • Investigating the consumption patterns necessary to fulfill welfare requirements while meeting the 1.5° target;
  • Estimating the health implications of 1.5° lifestyles.

Selection criteria

  • A Master degree in a relevant field: environmental sciences, industrial ecology, data science, engineering, or similar;
  • A strong interest in academic research and sustainability;
  • Well-developed analytical skills;
  • Programming skills (Python or other languages) and an ability to handle large datasets are an advantage. Applicants without these skills should have a strong drive to develop them early in the PhD;
  • Experience with carbon footprinting and input-output analysis would be an asset;
  • Proficiency in spoken and written English as well as good communication skills;
  • A team player and an ability to take initiative.

Our organisation

The Faculty of Science is a world-class faculty where staff and students work together in a dynamic international environment. It is a faculty where personal and academic development are top priorities. Our people are driven by curiosity to expand fundamental knowledge and to look beyond the borders of their own discipline; their aim is to benefit science, and to make a contribution to addressing the major societal challenges of the future.

The research carried out at the Faculty of Science is very diverse, ranging from mathematics, information science, astronomy, physics, chemistry and bio-pharmaceutical sciences to biology and environmental sciences. The research activities are organised in eight institutes. These institutes offer eight bachelor’s and twelve master’s programmes. The faculty has grown strongly in recent years and now has more than 2,300 staff and almost 5,000 students. We are located at the heart of Leiden’s Bio Science Park, one of Europe’s biggest science parks, where university and business life come together.

The Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) is positioned in the Faculty of Sciences. The core focus of CML is to perform research and education in the interdisciplinary field of Environmental Sciences. CML has two Departments: Industrial Ecology (CML-IE) and Environmental Biology (CML-EB). Presently, about 125 fte (including postdocs and PhDs) are employed at CML. CML collaborates with the TU Delft and Erasmus University in the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Sustainability (LDE-CfS), Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, and other partners.

Terms and conditions

We offer a 1-year position with the possibility of extension to 4 years based on performance. Salary ranges from € 2.395.- gross per month in the first year to € 3.061 gross per month in the fourth year based on a full-time position (pay scale P in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities).

Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses (8.3 %), training and career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. For international spouses we have set up a dual career programme. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break.

Diversity

Leiden University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups.

De Universiteit Leiden is één van Europa’s meest vooraanstaande internationale onderzoeksuniversiteiten. De universiteit heeft zeven faculteiten in het alfa-, bèta- en gammadomein, is gevestigd in Leiden en Den Haag en heeft ruim 6.700 medewerkers en 29.520 studenten. Haar motto is Praesidium Libertatis – Bolwerk van Vrijheid.
Dankzij de bevlogen en betrokken medewerkers heeft de universiteit een leidende rol in wetenschappelijk onderzoek…


De Universiteit Leiden is één van Europa’s meest vooraanstaande internationale onderzoeksuniversiteiten. De universiteit heeft zeven faculteiten in het alfa-, bèta- en gammadomein, is gevestigd in Leiden en Den Haag en heeft ruim 6.700 medewerkers en 29.520 studenten. Haar motto is Praesidium Libertatis – Bolwerk van Vrijheid.
Dankzij de bevlogen en betrokken medewerkers heeft de universiteit een leidende rol in wetenschappelijk onderzoek en onderwijs en scoort Leiden elk jaar zeer goed in toonaangevende rankings. De lat ligt dan ook hoog. Ongeacht welk werk u aan onze universiteit doet, u wordt altijd aangemoedigd om uw horizon te verbreden, uw talenten te ontplooien en het maximale uit uzelf te halen.

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Leiden
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