Postdoc researcher

at  Universiteit Gent

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• Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
• Department: EA01 - Architectuur en Stedenbouw
• Occupancy rate:100%
• Number of positions: 1
• Type of employment: Contract of limited duration
• Term of assignment: 3 months
• Wage scale: PD1 to PD4 (doctoral degree)
• Required diploma:PhD

ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY

Ghent University is a world of its own. Employing more than 15,000 people, it is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities. With its 11 faculties and more than 80 departments offering state-of-the-art study programmes grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields, Ghent University is a logical choice for its staff and students.
We are looking for a m/f/x postdoctoral researcher.

We are hiring a post-doctoral researcher on the topic of “Life cycle assessment of wood-based building materials and buildings”. You will be part of an international and interdisciplinary consortium, working on the Horizon Europe project “WoodStock” that investigates climate-smart construction methods using underutilized wood resources like locally harvested hardwood, low-quality and post-consumer wood.
As a collaborator on the project, you will research how carbon removal of wood-based building materials can be included in life cycle assessment methods. You will inventory and compare existing approaches on biogenic carbon storage ranging from simplified assessment methods to more complex, dynamic LCAs with the objective to propose a robust, transparent and accessible LCA methodology that allows to include the effects of carbon storage.
You will be part of the UGent Building Physics research group (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture).