Leiden/EU DG JRC Joint Doctorate PhD candidate for integrated circular economy modelling

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Teaser Text The Leiden University Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) and the EU DG Joint Research Centre are looking for a : Leiden/EU DG JRC Joint Doctorate PhD candidate for integrated circular economy modelling (ICM, re-advertised) Are you an enthusiastic early career researcher who is keen to work on bottom-up and top-down modelling of the impact of a circular economy transition in terms of wellbeing (i.e. value and wealth creation, inclusion and distributive effects, and sustainability)? Are you interested to do a PhD at both Leiden University – CML and the EU’s DG Joint Research Centre in Sevilla? Then this could be the ideal PhD position for you! What you will do: Context and key responsibilities: The world is facing a multitude of challenges, from climate change and biodiversity loss to excessive waste and pollution and potential resource scarcity. This is systemically rooted in the linear, extractive nature of material and resource use in present-day society. An acceleration of a transition to a circular economy (CE) and society is urgently needed to tackle these sustainability challenges. Leiden University leads the work package on modelling in a consortium of over...