In order to perform a successfully research in this topic, a master's degree in a technical-scientific area is required that guarantees adequate knowledge of the concepts related to the assessment of environmental impacts and the definition of environmental indicators. The candidate should be familiar with data analysis and process engineering. A further skill is represented by the knowledge of the LCA methodology, its applications and use of the main calculation models used in the LCA analysis.

The PhD will take place at the Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering (DICCA) of the University of Genoa. The PhD student will be integrated into the ""sustainable development of processes"" research group, a team that has been operating for almost 20 years within CESISP (Interuniversity Centre for the Development of Product Sustainability). The main research activities concern: GHG inventories and strategies, GHG calculation and monitoring, mitigation and adaptation strategies for industries and communities, Carbon Capture and Storage R&D, EU-ETS application, development, validation and verification of CDM projects, development of VER projects Carbon offsets, Carbon footprints, Life Cycle Assessment studies, Ecodesign and environmental labels, circular economy.