Senior Scientist
Pubblicato il 04-10-2026 - Tenova in Castellanza
Job description
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We are looking for a Senior Scientist to lead and develop innovative solutions for the circular economy in the steel industry, supporting the company's strategy for sustainable products, processes and services.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and assess innovative process concepts for:
- by-product and slag valorization;
- integration of steelmaking by-products into downstream sectors such as cement and construction;
- reduction of CO2 footprint;
- optimization of energy and material flows across the steel value chain.
- Contribute to EU-funded projects, including RFCS, Horizon Europe and Clean Steel Partnership, through proposal preparation, technical coordination, reporting and dissemination.
- Lead modelling and assessment activities, including Life Cycle Assessment, carbon accounting and environmental KPIs.
- Collaborate with industrial partners, research centres, universities,
technology providers and other stakeholders.
- Support pilot and demonstration activities.
- Contribute to strategic roadmaps on circular economy and decarbonization in the steel sector.
- Monitor R&D; and innovation trends in the area of competence.
- Promote cooperation with RTOs, universities, associations and the technical-scientific community.
What we ask for
- PhD or equivalent experience in Metallurgy, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Energy Engineering or related fields.
- Experience in hard-to-abate industrial processes, by-products management, recycling value chains and circular economy technologies.
- Innovation-oriented mindset with focus on industrial deployment.
- Expertise in slag valorization, with particular focus on applications in the cement and construction sectors,
- Proven experience in EU R&D; projects, preferably RFCS or Horizon Europe.
- Familiarity with LCA tools and environmental impa