PhD Position – Prospective Environmental and Economic Assessment of a Data Center…

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All. Researcher profile: First Stage Researcher (R1). Area of research: PHD Thesis Job description: PhD Position – Prospective Environmental and Economic Assessment of a Data Center for the Einstein Telescope At the Institute of Climate and Energy Systems – Jülich Systems Analysis (ICE-2), we investigate how sustainable, climate-neutral energy systems can be designed. To this end, the Department of Circular Economy researches and develops innovative methods and tools for a holistic assessment of upcoming technologies and circular economy concepts. To map these systematically, methods for (prospective) Life Cycle Sustainability Assessments (LCSA) are continuously being refined. In addition to minimizing environmental impacts and waste streams while maximizing resource efficiency, we analyze societal impacts and economic implications. Your Job The Einstein Telescope (ET), as a next-generation gravitational wave detector, will provide deeper insights into the universe than ever before. A major scientific project of this scale requires an unprecedented computing and storage infrastructure. Processing these enormous amounts of data in a future data center, however, consumes significant resources. The fundamental challenge is: How do we build and operate a high-performance computing infrastructure for cutting-edge research that simultaneously meets the highest environmental and economic standards? Using a prospective life cycle assessment (pLCA) and a techno-economic analysis, you

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