Eawag is the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, a Swiss-based and internationally operating aquatic research institute within the ETH domain. The Departments of System Analysis, Integrated Assessment and Modelling, Aquatic Ecology, Fish Ecology and Evolution; and Environmental Chemistry offer an interdisciplinary
Postdoctoral research position in Ecological Modelling (3 years) within the project Integrated River Water Quality Management (iWaQa), which is part of a broad National Research Program on Sustainable Water Management that is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (http://www.nrp61.ch/). The iWaQa project aims at developing and testing a Decision Support Framework for Integrated River Water Quality Management to assess management options under conditions of environmental and societal change. The scientific core element consists of a Probabilistic Network Model (PNM) that links an exposure submodel for nutrients, toxicants and fine sediments with an ecological effect submodel describing algae, macroinvertebrates and fish in stream networks. This position is available to cover the following tasks: development of the ecological submodel based on existing modeling tools at Eawag, parameterizing the model for two test catchments in the Swiss Plateau, and linking the PNM with the Decision Support Framework. The successful candidate is expected to collaborate closely with a second postdoctoral researcher focusing on the exposure submodel. We are looking for a candidate with a strong scientific record in ecological or ecotoxicological modeling, including good computational modelling skills and a good understanding of aquatic ecosystems. Keen interest in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration will also be essential. Please submit your application including a CV, brief statement describing your motivation to apply, copies of your academic qualifications and your most important publications, and names of two potential referees in electronic form as a single PDF file to Jadranka Vögelin, Eawag, Human Resources Department: [email protected], indicating reference number 094601. For further information, consult www.eawag.ch, http://www.nrp61.ch/ or contact Christian Stamm ([email protected]). Starting date for the position is February 1, 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter. Funding has been secured for a duration of three years. Deadline for applications is 11 December 2009 or until the position is filled.
