PhD in Stable Isotopes Applied to Determine the Origin, Fate and Remediation of Pollution in Aquifers Discharging to Coastal Lagoons (ISOREM)

Universitat de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸

Job Information

Organisation/Company: Universitat de Barcelona

Department: Organisation profile

Research Field: Architecture, Communication sciences

Researcher Profile: ecognised Researcher (R2)

Country: Spain

Application Deadline: 16 Jun 2023 – 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)

Type of Contract: Temporary

Job Status: Full-time

Hours Per Week: 37,5

Offer Starting Date: 2 Jun 2023

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: European Union / Next Generation EU

Reference Number: TED2021-131005B-C31

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No

Offer Description

The main goal of the project is is to assess the hydrogeological and hydro-bio-geo-chemical viability of inducing in-situ groundwater denitrification in the coastal area of aquifers discharging to lagoons, as a complementary tool to decrease the input of nutrients to the lagoons through groundwater seepage, and to support the ecological preservation or recovering of these lagoons, which usually are highly affected by human pressures. Additionally, this project will also verify the degree in which these N-attenuating actions also reduce the concentration of selected emerging contaminants (ECs) associated with nitrate pollution.

The tasks to be performed will be to support design and implementation of technical development activities and field-scale technical validation of technological solutions for groundwater pollution remediation by nitrate.

Specific tasks:

Implementation of project tasks (sampling, analysis, deliverables…).

Coordination and design of laboratory experiments.

Stable isotope analysis of different elements and compounds.

Correction of analytical results and preparation of analytical reports.

Interpretation of results and drafting of interpretation reports, project justification report, and scientific publications.

Requirements

Research Field: Architecture

Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Degree on Geology, Engineering geology, Environmental Sciences or other Science degrees.

PhD on applied geochemistry, hydrogeology or similar.

Professional experience and/or specialized training in underground hydrogeology. Experience in field work: sampling of water and soils, installation of piezometers, pumping and tracer tests, etc.

Experience in writing scientific reports and publications.

Specific Requirements

Participation in pollution remediation projects (nitrates, industrial contaminants, etc) in soils and waters is valued.

Experience in communication with the different actors involved in the management of underground water is valued: administrations, users, local communities, etc.

Postdoctoral experience in geochemistry or isotopic geochemistry will be valued.

It is valued the experience in analytical chemistry: performance of laboratory analysis and correction of results. Experience in analysis of stable isotopes for environmental contaminants will be especially valued.

Experience in private consulting and/or transfer of knowledge is valued.

Use of specific software will be valued: Office software (Microsoft Excel®, Word® and PowerPoint®) and specific geochemistry software (Phreeqc®, etc.).

Use of GIS software (Geographic Information Systems) will be valued.LanguagesENGLISHLevelGoodLanguagesSPANISHLevelExcellentLanguagesCATALANLevelGood

Internal Application form(s) needed

Sol. postdoc Albert Soler.pdf

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Additional Information

Benefits

Gross salary per year: 24.000€ (12 payments)

Eligibility criteria

• Adequacy of the CV (maximum 40)

• PhD specialty (10)

• Letter of motivation (maximum 10)

• Confidential reports (10)

• Experience in the field (maximum 25)a

Selection process

minium score required: 50

Additional comments

The candidate proposed for hiring must accept the job offer within10 working daysfrom the date of notification of the selection.

Priority will be given to people with disabilities (Law 89/2015 of June 2, reserve of quota 2% in favour of people with disabilities in companies of 50 or more people).

Website for additional job details:

https://seu.ub.edu/ofertaPublicaCategoriaPublic/listPublicacionsAmbCategoria?ca…

http://www.ub.edu/minegeo/

http://www.ub.edu/maima/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: Mineralogy, Petrology and Applied Geology, Faculty of Geology

Country: Spain

State/Province: Barcelona

City: Barcelona

Postal Code: 08028

Street: C/ Marti i Franqués, s/n

Where to apply

Website: https://www.ub.edu/eadministracio/IG.htm

Contact

City: Barcelona

Website: https://www.ub.edu

Street: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585

Postal Code: 08007


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