The PhD candidate is expected to have a background in environmental science, sustainability foundations, assessment and indicators.The candidate must have proficient English and familiarity with the most common software for data computing. Knowledge of GHG accounting method, Life Cycle Assessment and other environmental accounting methods is seen as a significant merit.The candidate should be motivated and open-minded, available to develop and share his/her experience in a transdisciplinary environment. He/she must be available to stay in Siena and also travel for both education and research purposes.

The University of Siena considers sustainability as a strategic task and hosts the UN-SDSN hub for the Mediterranean Area. The PhD candidate will work in the Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment in which many research groups operate in the Environmental and Earth System Science fields. The PhD candidate will work within the Ecodynamics Group, a multidisciplinary research team that has been dealing with sustainability and climate change for three decades. The group has extensive experience in compiling GHG inventories at territorial level, certification tools, Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon Footprint, applied in multiple contexts and to various systems (territorial, productive, etc.). Other projects of the group are based on sustainability assessment of systems and processes, GHG emission responsibility assessment; environmental accounting system development; dissemination and education. The Ecodynamics Group is currently made of 2 full professors, 2 associate professors, 1 technical-administrative staff, 3 technologists, 2 scholarship holders, and 3 PhD students. The Ecodynamics Group has also relevant international collaborations such as Manfred Lenzen from the University of Sydney, Marianne Thomsen from Copenhagen University (DK), Steven J. Davis from the University of California Irvine, Ken Caldeira from Stanford University (USA), Enrico Benetto from the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LUX), Mathis Wackernagel from the Global Footprint Network (USA).