PRR Project

Summary

A Systems Engineering-Designer (SED) researcher plays a crucial role in fostering innovation across industries, utilizing expertise in chemical engineering principles and sustainable design concepts.IMS seeks to enhance international collaboration by getting guidance from non-widening countries, diversifying funding opportunities and boosting scientific capacity. The role requires a combination of scientific and managerial skills to ensure the successful execution of initiatives like process optimization, material and energy balances, environmental compliance, and interdisciplinary collaboration, thereby improving research quality and visibility, by developing new tools, adopting best practices, and conducting root cause analyses to address complex problems in industrially relevant challenges, at research and industrial implementation levels.Design, social sciences, and sustainability are essential to innovative chemistry R&I, facilitating the development of solutions that are not only scientifically advanced but also socially responsible, environmentally sustainable, and culturally relevant.The main part of the SED role is to integrate knowledge from Environmental Design, Chemistry, and Materials to delve into the intricacies of complex problem mechanisms. While at the scientific level, IMS and CQE members are notably innovative and constantly improving their research techniques and methodologies, soft skills, complex theory, systems thinking, networking, and internationalization are still on a developing stage, and need for a SED ensuring the alignment with National and European regulations and strategic priorities. Scientific research, involving complex and interconnected processes, often evolves unpredictably due to new findings or policy decisions. However, traditional reductionist approaches may not suffice to address the complexity and uncertainty inherent in today´s R&I challenges. The candidate will conduct pilot activities, applying system design methodologies and principles of the complex theory, ensuring that research solutions from IMS, including CQE, incorporate holistic perspectives, understand key relationships, and embrace uncertainty. A SED plays a key role in interdisciplinary collaboration, crucial in addressing complex challenges, facilitating communication, providing training, and guiding successful system-oriented research. This supports IMS and CQE preventing implementation risks, and planning project progress in complex consortiums. This challenging task involves ensuring expected results and impacts, with measurable implications for both scientific and business partners.The ideal candidate for this Auxiliary Research position should have a PhD in a relevant scientific area, show leadership for guiding and mentoring team members and leading projects, demonstrate the ability to develop innovative solutions to complex problems and present strong strategic thinking, for envisioning long-term strategies, guiding organizational decisions, and influencing the direction of projects.Candidates at the established or senior levels should possess the expertise to shape the strategic vision and provide unique insight into the overall direction and success of IMS and CQE, with a high-level strategic impact. The SED role is crucial for organizations engaged in scientific research as it bridges the gap between scientific and complex system approaches. This position ensures that projects have not only scientific rigour but also contribute to organizational objectives. The SED´s strategic vision, leadership, and ability to navigate both scientific and managerial realms are essential for driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and achieving successful outcomes in the dynamic landscape of scientific R&I.It´s crucial to attract and retain a SED who swiftly grasps IMS and CQE´s research capabilities, becoming a knowledge repository to attract top R&D talent and enhance their skills. IMS´s collaborative ethos is ideal for SED innovation and proactive culture. Strong leadership drives impactful project guidance, elevating funding applications and forming innovative ecosystems with societal benefits.