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Research Fellow (Circular Economy for Transport Solutions)Location:Birmingham Hours:Full Time Contract Type:Fixed-Term/Contract Placed On:1st August 2025 Closes:1st September 2025 Background The Global Centre for Clean Energy and Equitable Transportation Solutions (CLEETS) is recruiting a highly motivated researcher with a background in life cycle assessment applied to energy storage and/or battery supply chains, to join a successful team at the University of Birmingham. This role aims to advance understanding of developing a circular economy for electric vehicle batteries, focusing on waste streams from future battery production facilities. The researcher will track waste sources and content, assessing environmental, social, and technoeconomic impacts using tools like life cycle assessment and materials flow analysis. Key waste streams include production scrap recoverable through recycling and chemicals used in battery production that require recovery and reuse following green chemistry principles. The analysis will include a hypothetical battery gigafactory that recovers all waste streams and reintroduces them into new production processes, with a proposed case study region of the West Midlands. The position requires strong analytical skills. Expertise in one or more of the following areas is advantageous: Life cycle assessment Life cycle social assessment Materials flow analysis Energy storage or battery supply chain modelling#J-18808-Ljbffr