Research Assistant in Environmental and Economic Performance of Low Carbon Cement

Location: South Kensington Campus  

Job Summary

We are seeking a Research Assistant to enrol in a 3-year Industrial Doctorate employed at the Imperial Centre for Infrastructure Materials, at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, and co-supervised at the Green Innovation Center at FLSmidth A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark. The post will carry out research as part of the DETOCS (Data Enabling Transformation and Optimization towards Concrete Sustainability) industrial doctoral network.

It is funded by the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks programme. The aim of the DC15 project is to quantify the environmental and economic performance of highly substituted composite Portland cements using use life cycle assessment and technoeconomic analysis. It will support the development of these more ambitious low carbon cements by combining theoretical and modelling results with industrial data and know-how.

Duties and responsibilities

You will act as the main researcher responsible for delivering project DC15 entitled “Environmental and Economic Performance of Low Carbon Cement” within the consortium.

You will be required to complete a PhD degree at Imperial College London in conjunction with your research work.  

In addition to this, you will also be responsible for the following:

• Collaborating with other PhD students and researchers working on complementary projects within the DETOCS consortium (DCs1-14), at Imperial and elsewhere
• Undertaking a planned 1-year secondment to FLSmidth, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Completing short visits to industrial partners to learn about the related material and process technologies, and where relevant collect field data.

Essential requirements

In order to apply, you must not have been resident in the UK for more than 12 months in the 3 years preceding the date of this advert. Applicants who already have a PhD are also not eligible for this vacancy under EU MSCA-DN mobility rules.

You should also meet the essential criteria listed on the job description. A select list is outlined below. Full information is provided within the job description.

• A Bachelors and/or Masters degree (or equivalent) in Engineering (Chemical, Materials, Civil, Metallurgical, etc.) or Science (Chemistry, Physics, Materials, Earth Science, Sustainability Science, Industrial Ecology), or related areas.
• Basic understanding of material properties.
• Basic understanding of process engineering.
• Willingness to work as part of a team and to be open-minded and cooperative.
• Strong interests in sustainability and research.

Further Information

Applicants for this position must complete both of the following steps to be considered for the role:

• Send their application documents to detocs@flsmidth.com:
• Motivation letter (1 page maximum)
• CV
• Bachelors and Masters degree transcripts
• Apply via the Imperial website, please click the 'Apply' button above.

This is a fixed term post for 3 years. The first two years will be based at Imperial College London; the third year at FLSmidth A/S.

For informal enquiries about the post please contact Dr. Rupert J. Myers at r.myers@imperial.ac.uk.   

Any queries regarding the application process should be directed to Briony Webb at b.webb@imperial.ac.uk.

Interviews will take place in November 2023.

The anticipated start of the post is January/February 2024, although it is flexible depending on the circumstances of the applicant.

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