Sustainable IT Project Officer

EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,500 people supporting the three main missions of the institution: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 17,000 people, including over 12,500 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.
The Vice-Presidency for Responsible Transformation is driving change at EPFL towards an inclusive culture and a sustainable campus. The Vice-Presidency brings together the Sustainability teams and the Equality Office

Your mission :
Establish the digital environmental assessment of research and data centers within EPFL, especially the high-performance scientific computing platform SCITAS. Develop a methodology to replicate the study of the impacts of digital services usage in other platforms or institutions.

Main duties and responsibilities include :

In coordination with the Sustainable IT Project Manager:

• Develop a method to estimate digital usage (digital services, internal and external data centers) at EPFL laboratories and other institutions
• Measuring the environmental impact of digital computing in computer science research laboratories
  • Raise awareness among associated laboratories of areas for improvement
• Measure the environmental impact of a school's digital activities
  • Analyze in particular business processes linked to data storage and computing
  • Build optimization initiatives around these business processes
• Apply the methods developed on SCITAS computing clusters

Your profile :

University or HES, Master's level, in environmental sciences, sustainability or IT

Knowledge:

• Experience in digital environmental impact assessment
• Knowledge of life cycle assessment (OpenLCA software, Simapro)
• Basic knowledge of typical data center architecture (on-premise and cloud)
• Fluency in French and English

Competence:

• Ability to write, analyze and summarize
• Taste for teamwork and networking
• Organized, methodical, autonomous, the candidate must be able to make proposals
• Excellent interpersonal and listening skills

We offer :

• Excellent working conditions in a multidisciplinary team at the cutting edge of technology
• Continuing education

Start date :
As soon as possible (to be agreed)

Term of employment :
Fixed-term (CDD)

Work rate :
80-100%

Duration :
1 year, renewable

Contact :

• [email protected]
• The advert will be online until the position is filled
• Only candidates who have applied via the EPFL website or our partner Jobup will be considered. Applications sent by non-mandated agencies will not be considered
• Please include in your application file: your resume, a cover letter, copies of your diplomas and certificates of employment, as well as the contact details of two references (we will only contact these people with your agreement)

Remark :
Only candidates who applied through EPFL website or our partner Jobup’s website will be considered. Files sent by agencies without a mandate will not be taken into account.

Reference :
Job Nb 3301

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