Postdoc or Scientist Responsible for Assessing and Quantifying the Potential of Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers to Substitute Fossil Based Non-biodegradable Polymers
Postdoc or Scientist Responsible for Assessing and Quantifying the Potential of Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers to Substitute Fossil Based Non-biodegradable Polymers
Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
St. Gallen, Switzerland
Your tasks
The postdoc or scientist will model the mass flows of biobased and biodegradable polymers through our society and their releases into the environment. A special focus will be on agricultural uses and their accumulation in soils. Using the results, the potential of biodegradable polymers to mitigate microplastic pollution will be assessed, comparing their effectiveness to conventional, non-biodegradable polymers.
Your profile
- Master Degree or PhD in environmental/natural sciences or engineering or similar
- Experience with development of computational models
- Preferably some experience with plastics, e.g. release studies or risk assessment
- Experience in scientific writing and publishing
- Excellent communication skills and fluency in English (both written and oral)
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