Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Student Research Project – Sustainable Material Supply Chain, Life Cycle Engineering

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

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Location: Braunschweig • Germany

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Job Level

Entry Level

Tech Stack

Python

About the role

  • Development of a concept for creating material availability models (primary and secondary materials)
  • Requirements analysis and definition of necessary data
  • Analysis of the availability of data sources
  • Concept for linking the data
  • Development of material availability models for selected metals in the mobility sector, e.g., aluminum
  • Development and application of a concept for the automated coupling of material availability models with the execution of life cycle assessments (LCA)

Requirements

  • Enthusiasm for the sustainability assessment of innovative technologies
  • Technical understanding and willingness to quickly familiarize yourself with a technical product system
  • Knowledge of life cycle assessment methodology (LCA according to DIN ISO 14040) and material flow analysis, or willingness to learn these quickly and largely independently
  • Knowledge of Python and brightway2 can be advantageous
Benefits
  • Supervision of a varied student research project in which you can contribute to research on sustainable mobility and supply chains
  • Accessibility and equal opportunity
  • Diversity and inclusion as central elements of our institute culture

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
data analysismaterial availability modelslife cycle assessment (LCA)material flow analysisPythonbrightway2
Soft skills
enthusiasm for sustainabilitytechnical understandingwillingness to learn