SCIENCE-JOBS-DE Stellenausschreibung (vacancies)
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Water & Earth System Science Research Institute (WESS)
The Universities of Tübingen, Hohenheim, Stuttgart and the Helmholtz-Centre for
Environmental Research - UFZ Leipzig have recently founded the Water & Earth
System Science Research Institute (WESS), located in Tübingen,
Baden-Württemberg. The joint research center focuses on the impact of changing
environmental conditions on the water cycle as well as on the fate of
pollutants and nutrients in water, soil and aquifers at the catchment scale.
A particular focus of WESS lies in the assessment of river-groundwater exchange
processes which are important for the hydrological functioning of catchments
and have strong implications on biogeochemical cycling, the fate and behavior
of water-borne pollutants, and the net export of groundwater pollutants to
rivers.
To address these questions, WESS is building up an interdisciplinary working
group of six doctoral students headed by a senior scientist. Researchers will
have their major work place at WESS or one of the WESS partner institutions,
but will be required to work part time at the other partner institutions and at
field sites in the Upper Neckar (Baden-Württemberg) and Bode (Saxonia-Anhalt)
catchments. In particular we are searching for:
PhD Student (earth/environmental scientist, physicist, environmental engineer)
[W2.1] for the development of tracer techniques to quantify river-groundwater
exchange and residence times in the transition zone. Main workplace is
Tübingen. Salary: E-13/2.
PhD Student (microbiologist, geochemist, geo-ecologist) [W2.2] for
quantification and localization of biogeochemical processes and turnover of
major water constituents and micropollutants at the river-groundwater
interface. Molecular and physiological studies as well as high resolution
geochemical analysis using state-of-the-art methods will be applied. Main
workplace is Tübingen. Salary: E-13/2.
PhD Student (chemist, environmental scientist, geo-ecologist) [W2.3] for the
quantification of transformation rates of organic micropollutants at the
river-groundwater interface. Transformation rates and pathways as well as
structure-reactivity relationships will be addressed in column and field
experiments, including compound specific isotope analysis. Main workplace is
Tübingen. Salary: E-13/2.
PhD Student (civil or environmental engineer, hydrologist, physicist) [W2.4]
for the modeling of sediment evolution of the river-groundwater interface. The
candidate will develop a numerical 3-D sediment-transport model to yield
information about composition and dynamics of streambeds. Main workplace is
Stuttgart. Salary: E-13/1.
PhD Student (earth/environmental scientist, hydrologist, physicist,
environmental engineer) [W2.5] for the development of hydraulic assessment
techniques to quantify river-groundwater exchange processes in the field. Main
workplace is Leipzig. Salary: E-13/2.
PhD Student (environmental scientist or engineer, geochemist, physicist) [W2.6]
for the three-dimensional numerical modeling of flow and reactive transport in
the river-groundwater transition zone, aiming at combined effects of structures
and hydrology on the fate of micropollutants, nutrients and dissolved organic
matter. Main workplace is Leipzig. Salary: E-13/2.
The team will be complemented by central services including field and lab
technicians provided by WESS.
The position can be filled immediately. Appointment will be for an initial
phase of one year, extension of contract is planned (subject to the approval of
funding). Salary will be according to the German public service (TV-L/TVöD).
For more information please contact: Prof. Olaf A. Cirpka, University of
Tübingen, Hydrogeology (olaf.cir...@uni-tuebingen.de, phone:
+49-(0)7071-2978928) or Dr. Sascha Oswald, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental
Research - UFZ, Hydrogeology (sascha.osw...@ufz.de, phone: +49-(0)341-235
1253).
In case of equal qualification and experience physically challenged applicants
are given preference. The WESS partner institutions aim at increasing the share
of women in research and teaching and encourage female scientists to apply.
Please send your application with detailed curriculum vitae, a publication
list, a statement of research interests, certificates/transcripts, and
reference to desired position before 30 October 2009 to:
Water & Earth System Science Research Institute (WESS)
c/o University of Tübingen, Center for Applied Geosciences
Dr. Hermann Rügner
Sigwartstraße 10, 72076 Tübingen
E-Mail: h.rueg...@uni-tuebingen.de
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Von:
Marion Schäffling
marion.schaeffl...@uni-tuebingen.de
Institut für Geowissenschaften
Tübingen
Ansprechpartner: Prof. Olaf Cirpka, olaf.cir...@uni-tuebingen.de
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