Opportunities
Here's a list of things, aside from the regular courses, which you can apply for during your bachelors, masters or PhD.
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Note that the majority of the researchers mentioned here could help you find one!
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For interesting companies to contact, remember to check for example the partners of the research projects, CE100 members of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation or partners of the Circle Economy.
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If you want to advertise an internship opportunity on this platform, please let us know.
Bachelor
Internship
Courses
Honours Programme:
Research Minor
Master
Graduation project
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Martin Lehmann & Nancy Bocken propose a graduation project on 'Development of a software based sustainable business modelling tool'.(posted on February 25th 2015)
Note that the majority of the researchers mentioned here could help you find one! They could also be approached as chair or mentor.
For interesting companies to contact, remember to check for example the partners of the research projects, CE100 members of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation or partners of the Circle Economy.
If you want to advertise a graduation opportunity on this platform, please let us know.
IO3075 - Towards Circular Product Design
In February 2014, the first course entirely focussing on Circular Product Design was launched at the TU Delft. Bachelor Elective can be followed once a year in the third quarter and is worth 7.5 ECTS. If you are wondering how to integrate CE principles into your product development, this course will particularly be interesting. Circular product design will be taught through 4 modules with a specific focus area and 4 small projects.
More information on the course here.
Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship
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The Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship (SMF) is a unique innovation platform for postgraduate students from design, engineering & business schools all over the world. The objective is ultimately to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. The SMF is a joint initiative between the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the Schmidt Family Foundation.
Partners
The Fellowship programme is developed and delivered by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with Cranfield University, Imperial College London and London Business School. Other partner universities count Berkeley university of California, Cranfield University, Kedge Business School, MIT, National Institute of Design, Politecnico di Milano School of management, Stanford University, TU Delft, Tonghi University and Yale.
Programme
The programme starts with an online support platform and students get the opportunity to follow webinars with leading experts. This is intensified during a one week Summer School where all the students and mentors gather to gain more thorough insights on circular economy. Throughout the programme, the students are asked to conduct a Circular Economy Innovation Project exploring a way to contribute to the transition to a circular economy.
PhD Positions
9 PhD student positions for Mistra REES - Towards a CE
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Mistra Resource-Efficient and Effective Solutions is recruiting 9 doctoral canditates in the following research areas:
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Business models for REES
2 positions at Lund University – Ref PA2015/945 -
Policies for REES
1 position at Lund University – Ref PA2015/946 -
Engineering design for REES
3 positions at Linköping University – Ref IEI-2015-00176 -
Environmental and cost assesment of circular product designs
2 positions at Chalmers University of Technology – Ref 20150193 -
Assessment of scarce materials in circular product designs
1 position at Chalmers University of Technology – Ref 20150196
Check out mistrarees for more info!
SMO Promovendi Programme
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SMO Promovendi is looking for PhD candidates that want to join their Circular Economy Lab.
They will work in multidisciplinary teams on a wide range of societal challenges for approximately 10 hours per month.
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More info on SMO promovendi and on joining the CE Lab.
Courses
ID5356 - Sustainable Design Strategies for Product Development
Yearning to know more about how to design sustainable products in your master? This MSc elective (3ECTS) might be something for you. You will explore in depth the sustainable design strategies Cradle to Cradle, Biomimicry and Ecodesign and learn how to apply them. This is taught through several (guest) lectures and workshops. One of the design strategies will be investigated more thoroughly as a group assignment will ask you to design a truly sustainable product using one of these strategies.
More information on the course here.