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Ansök senast: 2025-03-10
Lecturer in Energy and Life Cycle Sustainability
About us
UCL has been ranked ninth best university in the world for the second year in a row, marking UCL's 13th year among the top 10 universities worldwide, in the 2025 QS World University Rankings. The UCL Energy Institute delivers world-leading learning, research and policy support on the challenges of climate change and energy security.
About the role
The UCL Energy Institute (EI) is recruiting a Lecturer in Energy and Life Cycle Sustainability. The successful candidate will significantly strengthen our research and teaching capacity at the intersection of environmental and social life cycle assessment to evaluate the environmental impact of energy systems across their full lifecycle.
Key responsibilities include:
- Conducting environmental and life cycle assessments to evaluate the environmental impact of energy systems.
- Knowledge of inventory analysis, impact assessment, and interpretation.
- Expertise in critical resource reliance for technologies like electric vehicles (EV) batteries and renewable energy systems.
- Teaching students to use LCA software tools for practical applications in analyzing energy systems and resource flows.
- Collaborating with researchers from environmental sciences, engineering, economics, and social sciences.
- Publishing research in academic journals.
- Working with the energy industry, government, or NGOs on sustainability and lifecycle management of energy systems.
The successful candidate will contribute to teaching in our MSc and BSc programs: Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment MSc, Sustainable Built Environments, Energy and Resources BSc and MEng. The post is available from 01 February 2025.
If you have any queries regarding the vacancy, or the application process, please contact bseer-recruitment@ucl.ac.uk. Specific questions about the role can be directed to Prof Catalina Spataru at c.spataru@ucl.ac.uk. UCL welcomes applications from international applicants and has a licence to sponsor individuals who require a visa.
About you
You will have expertise in conducting environmental and social life cycle assessments (LCA) to evaluate the environmental impact of energy systems across their full lifecycle. Your knowledge should encompass key LCA phases, including inventory analysis, impact assessment, and interpretation.
Key qualifications include:
- Deep understanding of resource implications associated with key materials used in energy technologies.
- Proficiency in using LCA software tools such as GaBi, OpenLCA, or SimaPro.
- Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality, impactful research, evidenced by publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Experience collaborating with energy industry stakeholders, government bodies, or NGOs on sustainability projects.
- A PhD in a relevant field.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across disciplines.
You are passionate about teaching and can engage students in both theoretical and practical applications of life cycle assessment and sustainability.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, including:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.
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