Phd Studentship: Life Cycle Assessment for Absolute

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom University College London Full time

**Ref Number**

B04-03458

**Professional Expertise**

Academic

**Department**

UCL BEAMS (B04)

**Location**

London

**Working Pattern**

Full time

**Salary**

See advert text

**Contract Type**

Fixed-term

**Working Type**

On site (> 80% of working time)

**Available For Secondment**

No

**Closing Date**

22-May-2023

**Vacancy information**:
The Department is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated PhD student to advance the use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to support decision

The post is fully funded for 3.5 years starting in September 2023. The post-holder will have the opportunity to present results at international conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals of high international standing.

**Studentship description**:
Absolute Environmental Sustainability is an emerging - and potentially revolutionary - concept that combines Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with variables representing the bio-physical limits of our planet (known as Planetary Boundaries) to enable discerning whether a system (i.e., a product, an industry or a country) is truly environmentally sustainable. The ability to assess environmental sustainability in absolute terms is paramount because, although the environmental performance of individual products is being improved, our society is generally moving away from a state of environmental sustainability. The reason for this seeming contradiction is that improvements in eco-efficiency are insufficient to offset increasing levels of consumption caused by growing population and per capita affluence.

This studentship will aim to develop a standardised framework for Absolute Environmental Sustainability Assessment that integrates the Planetary Boundaries concept within the LCA methodology. The framework will be a key tool in shaping the transition to a low-carbon economy by identifying scenarios and technologies that are truly environmentally sustainable. The research will operationalise the framework using state-of-the-art environmentally-extended input-output models to investigate the environmental performance of the UK economy, identifying hot-spots in key industrial sectors, developing alternative technological scenarios and uncovering the extent of “leakages” of environmental impacts to other countries.

**Person specification**:
Demonstrable prior knowledge of research methods and modelling approaches (particularly Life Cycle Assessment), and of Python coding are desirable, but not necessary requirements.

**Eligibility**:
A first-class degree at the MEng or MSc level is required.

Funds are available to cover UK and overseas students.

Please nominate Dr Andrea Paulillo as supervisor and include a statement of interest

For further information on the MPhil/PhD course as well as the recruitment and selection process, please click on the link below:
**Funding Notes**:
Stipend: £20,198 + UK or overseas fees
Duration of Studentship: 3 years fees and 3.5 years stipend
Start date: 25 September 2023

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