Research Associate (f/m/d)

Organizational unit

Helmholtz-Institut Ulm für Elektrochemische Energiespeicherung (HIU)

Job description

Your responsibilities include:

• Conducting life cycle assessments (LCAs) for battery recycling processes with low material value (RENOVATE)
• Comparing primary raw materials and recycled materials from a sustainability perspective
• Developing a toxicity screening approach for battery materials and cell systems at an early TRL stage
• Validating the toxicity screening and linking it to EU Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) requirements
• Developing and testing methods for sustainability assessment/screening at early TRL stages, incorporating the MCDA approach and considering raw material criticality, costs, carbon footprint, and toxicological aspects
• Performing life cycle assessments (LCA), also prospective LCA of new battery materials
• Preparing and coordinating interim and final reports for research projects

The position is based at ITAS.

Starting date

sofort

Personal qualification

You have:

• A completed university degree (Master’s) in engineering, natural sciences or environmental sciences, with a completed PhD
• Several years of experience in sustainability, life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle costing (LCC), and social LCA (S-LCA)
• Initial experience in assessing toxicological aspects
• Knowledge of energy technologies, chemical processes, raw material extraction, battery recycling, and toxicology