Postdoc, Sweden (Deadline May 9)

Postdoctoral position in Life Cycle Assessment of livestock systems

Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Alnarp, Sweden

The PostDoc will focus on the application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in European livestock systems. The PostDoc will review and select improved methods for the incorporation of environmental and animal welfare criteria within LCA models of current and future livestock systems. The work includes  (1) literature review on animal health and welfare indicators and environmental and social methods used in LCA; (2)  structured expert consultation following a Delphi approach, to select appropriate indicators and methods; (3) development and application of selected methods through data collection and analysis. We expect that all appointees play an active role in the development of the research environment and engage positively in the social working environment. We also expect that you will take part in our teaching activities and that you will report research results in high-impact scientific journals.

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