Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group
Wageningen, 6703 HD (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 assisted by 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 Environmental Technology will be directed to kinetic aspects on risk by addition of black carbon to contaminated sediment. Measurements on the flux of contaminants from sediment to activated carbon will be performed to increase insight in transport phenomena of organic pollutants in sediment. Modelling 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
MSc in Environmental technology or Bioprocess engineering with affinity for linking laboratory results to modeling approaches for environmental samples, 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: Agriculture)
Organization
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group
AFSG is the organisation for development and transfer of knowledge in the field of sustainable applications of agro-components for safe and healthy food and non-food products.
Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000
Salary: scale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2558
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 1,5 2,5 years
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.
Hay-profile: Promovendus
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Tim Grotenhuis
Telephone number: 0317-484241
E-mail address: tim.grotenhuis@wur.nl
Application
You can apply for this job before 20-06-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Wageningen UR - AFSG
bode 118
K. den Ridder
P.O. Box 17
6700 AA Wageningen
Netherlands
E-mail: afsg-vacatures@wur.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AFSG 08.051.
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 assisted by 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 Environmental Technology will be directed to kinetic aspects on risk by addition of black carbon to contaminated sediment. Measurements on the flux of contaminants from sediment to activated carbon will be performed to increase insight in transport phenomena of organic pollutants in sediment. Modelling 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
MSc in Environmental technology or Bioprocess engineering with affinity for linking laboratory results to modeling approaches for environmental samples, 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: Agriculture)
Organization
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group
AFSG is the organisation for development and transfer of knowledge in the field of sustainable applications of agro-components for safe and healthy food and non-food products.
Conditions of employment
Estimated maximum salary per month: eur 2500 - 3000
Salary: scale 10.
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2558
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 1,5 2,5 years
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.
Hay-profile: Promovendus
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Tim Grotenhuis
Telephone number: 0317-484241
E-mail address: tim.grotenhuis@wur.nl
Application
You can apply for this job before 20-06-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Wageningen UR - AFSG
bode 118
K. den Ridder
P.O. Box 17
6700 AA Wageningen
Netherlands
E-mail: afsg-vacatures@wur.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AFSG 08.051.
