Wageningen University and Research centre Chairgroup Aquatic Ecology and Water quality management
Wageningen, 6700 AA (Gelderland), 38 hours per week
Job description
Aquatic sediments in industrialized countries often are highly polluted. The high costs for remediation of such polluted sediments often lead to stagnation of maintenance of the water system and beneficial reuse of sediments. Recently it was shown that high affinity sorbents (for instance natural black carbon or manufactured activated carbon) added to sediments are able to bind organic pollutants very effectively.
The main objective of this project, which is financed by STW, is to develop safe technologies to reduce the risks of contaminated sediments to safe limits, using such carbon additions.
The project requires two PhD researchers and a technician (1 full time equivalent) who will closely cooperate in several subprojects along two parallel research lines. One PhD will work at Envrionmental Technology, the other PhD will work at the Aquatic Ecology and Water quality management group.
The work at Aquatic Ecology & Water Quality will be directed to chemical and ecotoxicological aspects of addition of activated carbon to sediment. Bioassays to assess effects of these additions will be performed. Flux measurements aim at assessing effects of interactions with organic matter and type of contamination. Modeling and experiments at field scale will be used for a process design. The process design is directed to implementation of new technologies by the end-users, who participate in the funding of the project.
Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
An environmental chemist with affinity for bioassays, accurate laboratory worker, excellent writing skills, excellent communicative skills, strong orientation to team work, affinity for applied work.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Natural Sciences)
Organization
Wageningen University and Research centre
Chairgroup Aquatic Ecology and Waterqualitymanagement
Conditions of employment
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2558
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 18 months
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
We offer you a full-time position for a period of 18 months with a possibility of extension for 30 months. Gross salary per month € 2000,00 in the first year rising to € 2558,00 per month in the fourth year.
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Dhr. B. Koelmans
Telephone number: 0317-483201
E-mail address: bart.koelmans@wur.nl
Application
You can apply for this job before 20-06-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Wageningen Universiteit
Afdeling HRM
J Cobben
Postbus 47
6700 AA Wageningen
E-mail: promovendivac.esg@wur.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT-PROM-08-CWK-2-E.
Job description
Aquatic sediments in industrialized countries often are highly polluted. The high costs for remediation of such polluted sediments often lead to stagnation of maintenance of the water system and beneficial reuse of sediments. Recently it was shown that high affinity sorbents (for instance natural black carbon or manufactured activated carbon) added to sediments are able to bind organic pollutants very effectively.
The main objective of this project, which is financed by STW, is to develop safe technologies to reduce the risks of contaminated sediments to safe limits, using such carbon additions.
The project requires two PhD researchers and a technician (1 full time equivalent) who will closely cooperate in several subprojects along two parallel research lines. One PhD will work at Envrionmental Technology, the other PhD will work at the Aquatic Ecology and Water quality management group.
The work at Aquatic Ecology & Water Quality will be directed to chemical and ecotoxicological aspects of addition of activated carbon to sediment. Bioassays to assess effects of these additions will be performed. Flux measurements aim at assessing effects of interactions with organic matter and type of contamination. Modeling and experiments at field scale will be used for a process design. The process design is directed to implementation of new technologies by the end-users, who participate in the funding of the project.
Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
An environmental chemist with affinity for bioassays, accurate laboratory worker, excellent writing skills, excellent communicative skills, strong orientation to team work, affinity for applied work.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Natural Sciences)
Organization
Wageningen University and Research centre
Chairgroup Aquatic Ecology and Waterqualitymanagement
Conditions of employment
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2558
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 18 months
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
We offer you a full-time position for a period of 18 months with a possibility of extension for 30 months. Gross salary per month € 2000,00 in the first year rising to € 2558,00 per month in the fourth year.
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Dhr. B. Koelmans
Telephone number: 0317-483201
E-mail address: bart.koelmans@wur.nl
Application
You can apply for this job before 20-06-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Wageningen Universiteit
Afdeling HRM
J Cobben
Postbus 47
6700 AA Wageningen
E-mail: promovendivac.esg@wur.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT-PROM-08-CWK-2-E.
