Attractive assistant position to research in and promotion of sustainable development and circular economy. Evaluate and improve the sustainability of new technologies and products!

School: School of Engineering

Starting date: March 2025 or by agreement (limited to 12 months)

Your role

• Collaboration in interdisciplinary and (inter)national research projects and services, such as the IoT Sustainability Lab funded by Interreg / Netzwerkstelle Ostschweiz or BePro-CEND funded by Eureka / Innosuisse.
• Analysis of various issues in the fields of circular economy and sustainability assessment for example in the field of smart buildings to increase the sustainability of and through IoT applications (IoT Sustainability Lab) or digitalisation in the manufacturing industry for improving circular economy (BePro-CEND), by means of research, modelling, expert interviews, data analyses, etc.
• Application of various software tools such as SimaPro®, Office, etc. For the collection, evaluation and visualisation of data
• Lesson preparation and support such as exercises in the area of sustainable development
• Preparation and reporting of research results, collaboration on reports and publications

Your profile

We are looking for an open and winning personality with a completed (applied) university bachelor's degree in energy and environmental technology, environmental engineering or environmental sciences or comparable qualifications. Ideally, you have gained initial experience with life cycle assessments (LCA), sustainability assessments (e.g. Multi-criteria decision analysis, MCDA), the application of scientific theories and methods and/or acquired initial practical experience in the field of sustainability and circular economy, e.g. In your bachelor thesis. Good networking in Switzerland and interest in the topics of sustainability assessment and circular economy, as well as writing skills in English and ideally German complete your profile.

This is what we stand for

Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW is one of Switzerland's largest multidisciplinary universities of applied sciences, with over 14'000 students and 3'400 faculty and staff.

ZHAW's

School of Engineering

is a leading education and research institution in Switzerland with a focus on topics relevant for the future: 14 institutes and centers stand for a high-quality education as well as research and development around energy, mobility, information and health.

The interdisciplinary team of the

Institute of Sustainable Development

(INE) emphasizes technological, economic and societal developments from a sustainability perspective.

The team of the research focus

"Risk Management and Technology Assessment"

identifies topics relevant to the future, assesses the sustainability of technologies, conducts technology assessments and develops concepts for the sustainable use of energy and resources on this basis.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams in order to promote equality, diversity and innovation.

What you can expect

We offer working conditions and terms of employment commensurate with higher education institutions and actively promote personal development for staff in leadership and non-leadership positions. A detailed description of advantages and benefits can be found at

Working at the ZHAW

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Lecturer & Senior Researcher Technology Assessment & Circular Economy