Project Landfeed \"unlocking Efficient Bio-based Fertilisers For Soil Sustainability From Underutili

Organisation/Company Università degli Studi di CATANIA Department Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 18 Nov 2026 - 12:00 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 36 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Public selection process, based on qualifications and examinations, for the recruitment of a second-level technologist on a fixed-term contract (18-month duration) with full-time working hours (averaging 36 hours per week over a three-month period). The position involves providing technical and administrative support for the project "LANDFEED - Unlocking efficient bio-based fertilisers for soil sustainability from underutilised side streams," based at the Department of Industrial, Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering of the University of Catania. The successful candidate will perform high-level technical and professional tasks, including: assisting with the coordination of the LANDFEED project;
managing technical and administrative reporting by monitoring utilized resources, incurred costs, progress indicators, and achieved results;
supporting the scientific lead in the planning, organization, and operational management of the project's experimental activities- specifically regarding the Sicilian case study (CS4), which focuses on producing sustainable bio-fertilizers by valorizing urban, agro-industrial, and natural residual materials;
providing technical support for mapping and analyzing the supply chains of residual materials intended for bio-fertilizer production;
and collaborating on the development and assessment of industrial symbiosis models by identifying potential synergies between businesses, waste and wastewater treatment plants, agro-industrial operators, and end-users of the bio-fertilizers, with the aim of promoting the valorization of residual materials, enhancing resource efficiency, and closing production cycles;
Support for the analysis and technical-managerial optimization of biofertilizer production processes and supply chains, through the analysis of material and energy flows, resource requirements, operating costs, and opportunities for improving process efficiency;
technical collaboration in the assessment of the environmental, economic, and managerial sustainability of solutions developed within the project, including the collection and processing of technical-economic data, the definition of performance indicators, and support for life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) analyses;
support for organizing stakeholder engagement activities and involving operators within the relevant supply chains;
support for the planning and execution of meetings, technical sessions, and public events aimed at promoting, communicating, and disseminating the project's activities and results;
and management of orders for goods and services required by the project.