Materials Research Intern - Sustainability

ABOUT DAYRIZE

Dayrize is bringing product environmental impact transparency to the mass consumer market, making it accessible for brands of all sizes to understand and improve the sustainable performance of their products.

Dayrize's purpose is to bring consumption within planetary boundaries by helping businesses and consumers reduce their impact. We have developed the most advanced impact measurement technology, which provides impact transparency for consumer products across 5 dimensions of sustainability.

We have already partnered with over 500 brands and scored thousands of products, and we are just getting started. We have ambitious plans to bring impact transparency to every consumer product in the world. To ensure that the scoring of products is as accurate as possible, we have a materials database that contains environmental impact data on more than 4000 materials. As we score more and more products, more and more materials enter our database, and it is up to us to expand the database and maintain the quality of data used.

ABOUT THE ROLE

In this role, you will be supporting the Materials Research team with:

• Researching impact data on materials
• Diving into Life cycle assessment (LCA) papers, academic journals, and sector publications to discover material impacts
• Making sure that our materials database is well documented and up to date
• Supporting researching existing (sector-specific) materials and databases which could support our own research

If you...

• Have a degree or are completing a degree in a science or engineering field 
• Are a detailed, meticulous researcher
• Love to learn about the latest in material sustainability science
• An itch to solve problems
• An interest in sustainability, circularity, environmental impact analysis
• Are able to work in a flexible, agile start-up environment
• Verbal and written fluency in English
• You enjoy working in a team, are a team player, and have well-developed social skills
• Are currently studying in the Netherlands, able to work in the Netherlands, or willing to relocate to the Netherlands for this internship.
• Available for a 3-6 month period for the internship.

...we're keen to hear from you!

WE OFFER

Work in a rapidly growing and evolving start-up team where you can play a pivotal part in addressing climate change in a fun, positive way while celebrating our diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We work in a hybrid model, with "Together Tuesdays" at our office in Amsterdam. English is our default work language. For this internship, we offer a monthly stipend of €400 based on a 5 day work week.

Dayrize is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

INTERESTED?

If the above describes you, please do send your CV along with a quick note as to why you are keen on this role to people@dayrize.com using the job title in the subject field.

Disclaimer: In applying to this position, you consent to Dayrize.io to keep your CV and application details on record for 12 months and to process your CV internally with relevant departments involved with the recruitment of the advertised position.