Where you will work
The PhD trajectory will hosted by the Department of Industrial Ecology of Leiden’s Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML). It will be a Joint Doctorate position with JRC: for 2 years (Month 1-3 and Month 28-48) in Leiden, and 2 years (Month 4-28) at JRC in Sevilla.
The Institute of Environmental Sciences CML at the Faculty of Science
CML is part of the Faculty of Science, which 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 committed to expanding fundamental knowledge by curiosity and looking beyond the borders of their discipline; they aim to benefit science and 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. For more information about the Science Faculty, click here.
The environmental science research in CML is organized around two major research areas: ‘Industrial Ecology’ and ‘Environmental Biology’. This makes CML one of the few institutes covering both the circular, sustainable economic use of natural resources and natural capital, as well as assessing the environmental impacts of economic activities on natural resources, biodiversity and natural capital. Presently, over 150 FTE (including postdocs and PhD candidates) are employed at CML. CML collaborates with the TU Delft and Erasmus University (Rotterdam) in the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for Sustainability (LDE-CfS).
EU’s Joint Research Centre, Directorate ‘Fair and Sustainable Economy’
The EU’s Directorate-General Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides the Commission with scientific advice and technical support in order to help formulate, implement and monitor a wide range of policies of the European Union. It has six Directorates on various locations in the EU.
Directorate B in Sevilla focuses on research into a Fair and Sustainable Economy. The Joint Doctorate will be hosted by Unit B5 Circular Economy and Sustainable Industry. The unit uses interdisciplinary science and methods to provide evidence that informs circular economy, industrial transformation / transition policies and green investments. For this, a wide range of analytical and modelling tools is used. Specific areas of work include:
- assessing innovative technologies for industrial transformation and shaping the regulatory framework for EU industry along its depollution, decarbonisation, circular economy and resource efficiency transition journey;
- producing scientific, technical, environmental and socio-economic analyses and evidence to support EU policy developments towards a more circular use and sourcing of materials for producers and the provision of greener, more sustainable products and services for consumers;
providing scientific expertise to enable the assessment of the environmental and socioeconomic performance of economic activities, investments and transition plans.
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For more information about the JRC, please consult https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en ; and https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-science-and-knowledge-activities/sustainable-materials_en .
