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Sustainability Officer

As a flagship research center in nanoscience and nanotechnology, our mission is to open and explore new frontiers of knowledge at the nanoscale, and bring value to society in the form of new understanding, capabilities and innovation, while inspiring and providing broad training to the next generations of researchers.

Our research lines focus on the newly-discovered physical and chemical properties that arise from the behaviour of matter at the nanoscale. ICN2 has been awarded with the Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence distinction for three consecutive periods (2014-2018 and 2018-2022 and 2023-2026). ICN2 comprises 19 Research Groups, 7 Technical Development and Support Units and Facilities, and 2 Research Platforms, covering different areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Job Title: Sustainability Officer

Research area or group: Health & Safety Area

Description of Group/Project:

Health & Safety Area works for the ICN2 community to achieve the best working conditions as well as environmental management. It promotes guidelines and safe behaviours, waste management procedures and sustainable strategies in compliance with current regulations.

Main Tasks and responsibilities:

Develop a comprehensive action plan according to ICN2 sustainability strategy to helps the Institute evaluate its environmental impact.
Identify opportunities to minimise its negative effects focusing especially on sustainable practices during research tasks.
Reduce the organization's environmental footprint by implementing initiatives such as energy efficiency, waste reduction, water conservation, and carbon neutrality by promoting the adoption of sustainable practices.
Drive initiatives that positively impact in the ICN2 community (trainings, communication campaigns, etc.), stakeholders, and other Institutions which the ICN2 collaborates.
Collect, analysis, and reporting of sustainability data and metrics ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and research standards.
Analyze current policies, costs and benefits associated with implementing sustainable practices in an organization.
Coordinate waste management in laboratories and scientific facilities (banal and hazardous) with our external supplier, as well as analyse the activities that generate waste to minimize their impact.
Conduct audits in laboratories to verify good practices and ensuring compliance for segregation rules and management of generated waste generated.

Requirements:

Education: Degree in Environmental Sciences.
Knowledge:

Advanced level of English.

Professional Experience:

2 years of previous experience in a similar role.

Personal Competences:

Resilient, positive, accountable and motivated to acquire new knowledge. Leadership and influence. Communication and stakeholder engagement. Change management.

Summary of conditions:

Full time work (38h/week)
Contract Length: Permanent.
Location: Bellaterra (Barcelona)
Salary will depend on qualifications and demonstrated experience.
Support to the relocation issues (if applicable)
Life Insurance.
Work-Life Balance and Flexibility:
- Option to telework (2 days per week)
- flexible work schedules
- 6 h/day July and August and every Friday during all year
28 holidays per year
Flexible compensation plan: tax advantages contracting some products (health insurance, childcare, training, among others.)
Training activities: languages, mentoring programme, wellbeing programme.
International environment