Fødevarelivscyklus & Klimamodeller - DTU Lyngby

Responsibilities and qualifications

• Review of existing studies that perform absolute environmental sustainability assessments of food production and suggest roadmaps to make it sustainable in absolute terms (e.g. the Eat Lancet reports). Identify methodological shortcomings that need to be improved in order to develop relevant food (technology) roadmaps for different geographical regions

• Develop AESA methodology to meet these shortcomings, enabling e.g.

  • forecasting of future development in eco-efficiencies of novel food production techniques under consideration of potential rebound effects

  • regionalized impact assessment and carrying capacity determination for non-global impact categories

• Apply and demonstrate the developed methodology to a selection of food production cases covering novel fermentation techniques and use of alternative raw materials for food ingredient production.

• Using Denmark as a testbed and an example of an affluent welfare state with an open economy and environmentally unsustainable patterns of food production and consumption, develop a roadmap for the transition of the national food sector and food consumption that operates within its fair share of the environmental carrying capacities.

Approval and Enrolment

• A letter motivating the application (cover letter)

• Curriculum vitae

• Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma (in English) including official description of grading scale

• A brief statement (maximum 2 pages) describing your research interests and motivation for undertaking the PhD project

• Documentation of any relevant scientific publications, project work, thesis work, or professional experience

You may apply prior to obtaining your master’s degree but cannot begin before having received it. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.

The Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering (DTU Sustain) is one of the largest university departments specializing in environmental and resource engineering in Europe. The department conducts research, development, scientific advice, and provides educational programs and services to society. We work to develop new environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies, methods and solutions, and to disseminate this knowledge to society and future generations of engineers. The department has approximately 300 employees of more than 30 nationalities.

The DTU Centre for Absolute Sustainability is a cross-departmental initiative at DTU with the mission of enabling societies, organisations and technologies to operate within planetary boundaries. The Centre develops methods, tools and scientific knowledge that support fact-based sustainability decision-making and sustainability transformation across sectors. By bringing together leading researchers in sustainability assessment, engineering design, systems modelling, innovation and implementation, the Centre bridges the gap between sustainability science and real-world transformation. Through close collaboration with industry and public stakeholders, the Centre seeks to translate sustainability ambitions into measurable action and long-term societal impact.

DTU – For the benefit of society since 1829DTU is one of Europe’s leading elite technical universities. Through research and education at an international top level, we create solutions to the major societal challenges of our time and help secure Europe’s global leadership in sustainable technological development. Since Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU almost 200 years ago, our mission has remained the same: We develop and create value through the natural and technical sciences for the benefit of society. DTU has 13,800 students, 1,600 PhD students, and 6,500 employees. We work in an international environment and have an inclusive, stimulating, and informal work culture. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland and collaborates with the best universities around the world.

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