PhD Position – Systems knowledge for sustainable practices in a circular and future-oriented industry

Your Job:

• Developing a sector-specific monitoring system
  
• Modeling and simulating system behavior and sectoral dependencies
  
• Assessing the sustainability of system changes and possible courses of action
  
• Development and implementation of empirical analyses
  
• Publication and presentation of research results in relevant journals and at (international) conferences
  
• Supervision of student seminar papers and theses
  

Your Profile:

• You have successfully completed your studies in economics, (business) engineering, natural sciences, or a comparable degree program
  
• You are enthusiastic about complex interrelationships in economic and resource systems and your working methods are characterized by very good analytical and conceptual skills
  
• You have a strong understanding of the concepts of sustainable development (e.g. circular economy, bioeconomy) and current innovations in this area
  
• You have profound knowledge in the field of quantitative data analysis.
  
• A high degree of motivation and commitment characterize your way of working. You work just as well independently as in a team.
  
• Expertise in scientific work and publishing, a very good command of English and a confident manner with strong communication skills complete your profile
  

Our Offer:

We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We offer ideal conditions for you to complete your doctoral degree:

• A highly motivated working group and an international and interdisciplinary working environment in one of the largest research institutions in Europe
  
• Excellent scientific and technical infrastructure
  
• Opportunity to attend (international) conferences and project meetings
  
• Targeted services for international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service
  
• Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
  
• Flexible working time models i.e. Home Office
  
• 30 days of annual leave and provision for days off between public holidays and weekends (e.g. between Christmas and New Year)
  
• Further development of your personal strengths, e.g. through an extensive range of training courses; a structured program of continuing education and networking opportunities specifically for doctoral researchers via JuDocS, the Jülich Center for Doctoral Researchers and Supervisors: https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/judocs
  

In addition to exciting tasks and a collaborative working atmosphere at Jülich, we have a lot more to offer: https://go.fzj.de/benefits

The position is for a fixed term of 3 years. Pay in line with 75% of pay group 13 of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) and additionally 60 % of a monthly salary as special payment („Christmas bonus“). All information about the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) can be found on the BMI website: https://go.fzj.de/bmi.tvoed .The monthly salaries in euros can be found on page 66 of the PDF download. Further information on doctoral degrees at Forschungszentrum Jülich including our other locations is available at: https://www.fz-juelich.de/gp/Careers_Docs

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us.