IQS, a founding member of Universitat Ramon Llull, is made up of two university faculties: IQS School of Engineering and IQS School of Management; IQS Executive Education which offers specialized training to professionals and companies; the IQS Tech Transfer division which carries out research, innovation and technology transfer for industry and companies; and by IQS Tech Factory which promotes entrepreneurship and supports the creation of new scientific-technological companies.

With more than 100 years of teaching experience, IQS is a benchmark university center, committed to responding to the continuous challenges that the social, economic, technological and industrial context poses.

Our vocation and commitment is the comprehensive training of people with attitudes, knowledge and skills that drive them towards their personal and professional development.

We promote scientific and technological knowledge, business transformation and the progress of society.

At IQS we are looking for professionals committed to these values.

Predoctoral Researcher - PhD student

To mitigate climate change, cities need to find smarter ways to manage their resources and waste, while reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Since sustainable waste management and circular economy will be instrumental in this endeavour, the environmental impact of related activities needs to be explored to optimise waste treatment and support climate neutrality by 2030.

This position is oriented towards candidates interested in developing research aimed at obtaining their doctorate (PhD) in climate change, sustainability, environmental impact, waste and wastewater treatment and greenhouse gas emissions.

The candidate will develop his/her research in a research team centred on the sustainability and environmental impact of waste management and will design an innovative measurement solution of waste GHG generation for sustainable waste treatment and valorisation for a climate-neutral future.

Other tasks include writing reports, research papers and reviews, oriented towards the presentation of her/his PhD thesis.

The candidate will have the opportunity to learn and develop the European waste management system, in the framework of her/his research, with solid expectations of developing a future career in the sector according to the candidate's worth.

Experience and knowledge.

Required

• Graduated in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering or Computer Engineering.

• Master in a relevant field such as in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Data Science or Bioinformatics.

• Experience in embedded system design, signal Processing, data analysis.

• Programming skills (e.g. Python, Matlab, C/C++)

• Good level of English.

Desired

• Research experience in environmental analyses.

• Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence algorithms

• Valid driver’s license.

• Full-time (38,5 h/week)

• Incorporation in Mars 2024

• Length of the contract until October 2026

• Applicants should submit a full Curriculum Vitae and a cover letter

This project is financed by ACCIÓ (Catalonia Trade & Investment, Generalitat de Catalunya).