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UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 – UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science

Basic Details

UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 – GIS and LCA for Optimising The current And Prospective Value Of The Bioeconomy in Ireland

Salary: €42,783 – €49,177 per annum
Location: University College Dublin
Hours: Full time 
Contract: Temporary Post, 24 months
Deadline: Apply by the 12th March 2024, 5pm Irish time

Description

The objective of the BioValue project is to quantify the size, value and environmental impacts of the bioeconomy in Ireland. BioValue will take a top-down national scale approach to understand the magnitude and interaction of components of the bioeconomy and to estimate environmental impacts. It will integrate spatial analysis of feedstocks, economic input-output modelling and life cycle assessment. This position is central to the project because it sits at the nexus of the input-output modelling, impact assessment and feedstock mapping. The successful candidate will use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to investigate the spatial distribution of bio-resources and feedstocks to create a bio-resource map. Of Ireland, and will work closely with economic modellers to complete a sector-scale Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of bioeconomy activity in Ireland.

 

This is a research focused role, where you will conduct a specified programme of research supported by research training and development under the supervision and direction of a Principal Investigator.

 

The primary purpose of the role is to further develop your research skills and competences, including the processes of publication in peer-reviewed academic publications, the development of funding proposals, the mentorship of graduate students along with the opportunity to develop your skills in research led teaching.

 

In addition to the Principal Duties and Responsibilities listed below, the successful candidate will also carry out the following duties specific to this project:

  • Bioeconomy Map of Ireland.
  • IO-LCA of the bioeconomy sector in Ireland (in conjunction with economic modelling experts)
  • Administrative report preparation


Research Officer – Food Waste reduction (teagasc)

Basic Details

Research Officer in Food Waste Reduction with Teagasc

Salary: €38,558 – €74,094 per annum
Location: Food Research Centre, Teagasc, Ashtown, Dublin 15
Hours: Full time 
Contract: Temporary Post, 34 months
Deadline: Apply by the 6th March 2024

Description

The successful candidate will contribute reducing food waste in a number of sectors across Europe. As a member of the team on an EU funded project (called ROSETTA), they will work to improve market access to foods that do not meet marketing standards but are still safe to eat. The team will conduct applied research to understand the impacts of food marketing standards on the generation of food waste, co-design solutions with a range of stakeholders, and test and validate those solutions in practice. As part of the research, they will assess trade-offs and openly share solutions for alternative market access for suboptimal foods, using the multi-actor approach. In Ireland, pilot initiatives will be established to develop a range of products from “waste” horticultural products and to assess the feasibility of establishing a product range, involving a cluster of horticultural producers, for the Irish retail market. The appointee will join the Irish team, which will include a dedicated food technologist, and also involve collaboration with University College Cork, Bord Bia, Fingal Leader Partnership Ltd and SECAD Partnership.

This position provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to reducing food waste in Ireland, and to collaborate with others to design and evaluate solutions that may be put into widespread practice across Europe. Within ROSETTA, applied research will be undertaken to identify the impact of marketing standards on food waste in different sectors across Europe (fruit & vegetables, cereals, dairy and meat). This knowledge will be used to develop pilot use cases, involving all key actors in the food value chain (farmers, processors, manufacturers, distributors and retailers, as well as consumers, researchers, policy makers and regulators, food banks and other NGOs). Within the use case, transdisciplinary research, co-creation activities and pilot experiments will be undertaken to better identify, measure, understand and find solutions to deal with food waste generated by the use of marketing standards.

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