Extension of Life Cycle Assessment methodology to the economic and social issues to support sustainable product design

The research focuses on the tool life cycle assessment (LCA) that refers to the evaluation not only environmental, but also social and economic benefits and negative impacts in decision-making processes throughout their life cycle, to support Product Development Process (PDP). By the mean of the analysis of recent scientific literature, appropriate criteria, related to the characteristics of PDP and consistent with the environmental, economic and social impacts, will be defined and tested for the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) in the PDP

Research Fields

Engineering - Industrial engineering

Other costs

Social security contributions

Eligibility criteria

comparative assessment and interview

Selection process

Comparative assessment of qualifications, scientific and professional curriculum, scientific productivity and interview


Programme Description
Number of awards per year1
Annual budget23333
Frequency of callsmensile
International mobility required ?no
Eligible destination country/ies for fellowsItaly
Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residenceInternational
Eligibility of fellows: nationality/iesInternational
Website of Fellowship Programmehttp://www.dii.unipd.it
Fellowship's Details
Career StageEarly stage researcher or 0-4 yrs (Post graduate)
Research ProfilesNot defined
Employment contract with full social securityyes
Total amount per fellowship per year19367
Currencyeuro
Covers salaryyes
Covers travel and subsistenceno
Covers research costsno
Maximum duration of fellowship24

Application deadline

27/03/2015