Life Cycle Assessment, Operations Research The Energy for Sustainability group (http://www.uc.pt/en/efs) of the University of Coimbra opened 4 research grants on the modeling and assessment of energy systems. The selected candidates will be working on two MIT Portugal research projects (2011-2013): “Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Electric Vehicle Systems” “Capturing Uncertainty in Biofuels for Transportation. Resolving Environmental Performance and Enabling Improved Use” The applicants should have a Masters or a PhD degree, in an engineering or scientific discipline, economics or with an otherwise strong analytical background. Experience in any of the following is an advantage: - Life Cycle Assessment;
- Industrial Ecology;
- Operations Research;
- Decision Analysis;
- Energy systems modeling;
- Computer programming.
The grants follow the rules and stipends of Portuguese Research Grants funded by FCT: http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/bolsas/regulamentos
http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/bolsas/valores.phtml.en Applicants should send a letter of interest and a CV to Professors Luis Dias and Fausto Freire ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), preferably before August 9, 2011. To learn more about the University of Coimbra and its Energy for Sustainability initiative see http://www.uc.pt/en and http://www.uc.pt/en/efs. | 
