Internship and/or master thesis with a scientific background in circular economy and sustainability - Bolzano, Italia - Fraunhofer Italia Research scarl

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Proposed research

Competence-based requirements for smart and sustainable operations management in the supply chain

Description

Fraunhofer Italia with headquarters in Bolzano (Italy) is offering an internship position, which can be connected with a master's thesis, in its research group Bioeconomy & Sustainability (BES). This group focuses on the development of projects and initiatives on how to best integrate and promote sustainability in industrial processes, business strategies and territorial development (both practical and in terms of governance).

Are you a perspective student willing to undertake an experience in sustainability?

If so, apply for this position at Fraunhofer Italia

The topic

In recent years, there's been a shift toward training and upskilling engineers in the mobility value chain due to dynamic factors like changing consumer behavior and disruptive technologies. This project focuses on developing smart and sustainable competences in engineers through innovative occupational modules. The goal of the project is to create tailored competence profiles for the realignment of competences and requirements in the engineering education, which is changing due to the two predominant drivers "Industry 4.0" and "Sustainability".

Requirements:

· You are finishing a M.Sc. degree in Sustainable Technologies for Circular Economy, Sustainability Management, Environmental science/engineering, Management engineering, Industrial engineering for environmental sustainability.

· You have basic knowledge in quantifying sustainability impacts, understanding of sustainable supply chain management, circular economy, Life-Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Carbon Footprint.

· You work independently, systematically and have a high degree of commitment, creativity and team spirit.

· You speak either Italian or German and have good proficiency in English.

· Availability to move to Bolzano/Bozen.

Your task:

Your main activity will involve the study and the development of concepts, with their implementation and validation. The work will start from reviewing relevant state-of-the-art, getting familiar with the analysis of industry trends in the mobility sector and evaluate the impact of the skillset required by engineers. Depending on the type of position (internship or thesis), the focus can be adapted to be more on system/application and methodological development, respectively.