Bilec's Built Environment & Sustainable Engineering Group

Hiring a post-doc!

A postdoctoral appointment is available for a Convergence Around the Circular Economy

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Seeking a highly motivated and organized person for a unique opportunity to conduct research on the circular economy on the recently awarded NSF project.  Given the large project team and focus on convergence, the person should demonstrate exceptional project management skills. The successful applicantwill possess a PhD in civil and environmental engineering, chemical engineering, or related fields, have an excellent academic record, and work well in a collaborative research environment.  The candidate should have completed the Ph.D. prior to the date of joining.The project involves an exciting combination of building science,industrial ecology, environmental systems analysis, life cycle assessment, data science, and network analysis for circular economy. 

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Hiring Graduate Students!

Two fully-funded PhD positions are available for an interdisciplinary project with the Bilec and Khanna research groups at the University of Pittsburgh in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. We seek highly motivated students for a unique opportunity to conduct research in the broad area of circular economy that includes several academic partners. The project involves an exciting combination of industrial ecology, environmental systems analysis, life cycle assessment, data science, and network analysis for circular economy. 

 

Successful applicants will have a BS or MS degree in Civil, Environmental, or Chemical engineering or equivalent, have an excellent academic record, and work well in a collaborative research environment. Familiarity with systems-analysis tools and techniques (life cycle assessment, data science etc.) is a plus. In addition, fluency in English (written and oral), excellent scientific writing skills, the ability to organize and analyze data and clearly disseminate your findings are essential.

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Rezvan Mohammadiziazi

• Urban Building Energy Modeling

• Building Life Cycle Assessment

Jessica Vaden

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• Residential IAQ Assessments and Environmental Justice Communities

Sam Copeland

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• Circular Economy and the Built Environment