Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Scientist

at  Unilever

Job Title: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Scientist
Location: Colworth, Sharnbrook, UK– hybrid
Unilever is seeking an LCA scientist who has a passion for environmental sustainability to join a team of experts in our Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre (SEAC). This is an exciting opportunity for anyone wishing to use their scientific expertise to make a significant positive impact, whilst working in a supportive, team-based environment. This pivotal role will enable you to work on tackling some of the key global environmental challenges of our time, such as climate change, packaging waste and biodiversity loss. This is a science role. It is not an environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) or Corporate social responsibility (CSR) role.

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JOB PURPOSE

As an LCA scientist in Unilever, you will work with colleagues from across the globe to provide scientific support to our business groups (Nutrition, Ice Cream, Home Care, Beauty & Wellbeing and Personal Care). You will apply life cycle thinking and related approaches to better understand the environmental impacts and improvement opportunities related to product portfolios, supply chains and innovations.
You will have the opportunity to conduct collaborative research with leading universities, governmental and non-governmental organisations, and industrial groups around the world. Through partnerships, you will be able to help advance life cycle assessment and related approaches. Publication and presentation of research at international conferences will be encouraged, as well as other opportunities for technical advocacy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Environmental sustainability assessment (e.g. LCA, Sustainable by design) of products, new materials, technologies, and business models. This includes performing LCAs using software (e.g. SimaPro, GaBi, and Brightway), interpreting the results and preparing communications for internal and external audiences.
• Application of computational approaches such as Python, R, MATLAB to enable cutting-edge approaches to be applied in LCA.
• Science development activities e.g. in the areas of spatial and prospective impact assessment including writing reports and publications.
• External engagement with universities, research groups, trade associations and suppliers.