Post Undergraduate/Graduate (Summer) Intern - Life Cycle Analyst – Decarbonization Technologies for Industry

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

2mo ago

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Internship
Part-time
Summer Internship
Sustainability
$42.7K - $68.3K
Golden

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:
Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree program, or graduated in the past 12 months from an accredited institution. Candidates who have earned a degree may work for a period not to exceed 12 months. Must have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
Please Note:
You will need to upload official or unofficial school transcripts as part of the application process.
If selected for position, a letter of recommendation will be required as part of the hiring process.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Experience with conducting LCA research using relevant software programs
Experience working with environmental databases and lifecycle inventories
Coursework or publication(s) on LCA
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in decarbonization technologies and building materials, e.g. cement, concrete, or other cementitious materials
Excellent communication, documentation, and writing skills
Knowledge of inorganic and organic supplementary cementitious materials
Experience in managing LCA databases

Responsibilities

NREL’s Strategic Energy Analysis Center (SEAC) is seeking a graduate intern to assist with life cycle analysis (LCA) for technologies that support industrial decarbonization. The cement and concrete industry presents a unique opportunity as a carbon sink for permanent CO2 removal and sequestration. To understand the carbon reduction potential, which could be achieved by emerging carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies, it is necessary to quantify the life cycle GHG emissions of these new technologies in comparison with current technologies. Senior researchers in SEAC are looking to hire a graduate intern to assist with the compilation of existing LCA databases, tools/methods, standards, and best practices related to LCA for the cement and concrete industry. The intern is also expected to identify data gaps, suggest methods to fill in data gaps, and summarize key findings in a report. The intern may be invited to participate in other LCA projects, depending on availability and interest.

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