Life Cycle Assessment Engineer to Combat Climate Change!

## About the role In ACT, we have developed a scalable mobile marketplace for sustainable grocery shopping, which will empower consumers to start shopping sustainably almost overnight with the ACT app, changing the direction of their combined purchasing power towards producers who respect the environment and treat their workers well. Did that resonate with you? If so, keep reading! ## Responsibilities - Engage in the development and optimization of our unique user-driven large scale distributed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) system to increase accuracy of product sustainability assessment for the grocery industry. - Collaborate with our team to integrate LCA methodologies into the ACT rating system, providing consumers with real-time insights on product sustainability in the moment of purchase and even before. - Continuously refine and expand the LCA database and distributed data gathering system to encompass a broader range of products and industries and impacts. - Work in tandem with distributed researchers and analysts to validate data, ensuring our users receive accurate and actionable information. - Innovate and implement LCA methodologies for large scale distributed data gathering (crowdsourcing), setting ACT apart as a frontrunner in sustainable shopping solutions with the highest breadth (number of products) and depth (amount of data per product). ## Requirements - A Master's degree in environmental engineering, environmental economics, environmental science, or a related field. A PhD in sustainability assessment would be valuable. - A minimum of 3-4 years of experience successfully implementing sustainability assessment initiatives and driving impactful projects with industry partners. - Exceptional expertise in Sustainability Assessment, specifically in the field of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). - Excellent proficiency in utilizing commercial LCA software to generate comprehensive and insightful analyses. - Strong organizational skills, a multidisciplinary mindset, a tenacious problem-solving approach, and a remarkable ability to collaborate effectively in a team while also thriving independently. ## Nice to have - Proficiency in a programming language, preferably Python or similar, to enhance your analytical capabilities and drive innovation. ## What we offer - Joining our team at the beginning of a fascin