Research Engineer Life cycle assessment of batteries

About this position

Founded in 1843, IMT Mines Alès currently has 1,400 students (including 250 foreign students) and 380 staff members. The school has three high-level scientific and technological research and teaching centers working in the fields of materials and civil engineering (C2MA), the environment and risks (CREER), and artificial intelligence and industrial and digital engineering (CERIS). It has 12 technology platforms and 1,600 partner companies.

You will be affiliated with the

Center for Research and Teaching in Environment and Risks (CREER)

at IMT Mines Alès and within the

HSM

research unit.

This work forms part of the

AMI CMA 3MRBAT project

, which focuses on the environmental assessment of various life-cycle scenarios for lithium-ion batteries, with the aim of gaining a better understanding of the main ‘hot spots’ associated with batteries.

Your responsibilities:

You will draw on the expertise of 3MRBAT’s partners, as well as technical data from major industrial projects currently under public consultation in France and existing scientific literature. Particular attention will be paid to the impact on water resources, as all activities within this sector require large volumes of water.

You will contribute to the development of the curriculum at IMT Mines Alès as part of the PRINEC Specialised Master’s programme.

You will help design and implement an interactive training module on the battery life cycle, with a view to highlighting how different scenarios relating to sourcing, manufacturing, use and end-of-life affect environmental impacts. You will prepare teaching materials and deliver the associated courses.

You will contribute to the scientific dissemination of the work carried out as part of the project.

You will be encouraged to disseminate the results of your research through publications in international scientific journals, papers presented at national and international conferences, and presentations to project partners.