Postdoc ‘Water footprint’, University of Twente, The Netherlands

The postdoc (2 year position) will have the following tasks:

• Further develop the methodology of and draw up guidelines for water footprint accounting for application in different contexts, including the provision of national water footprint statistics (feeding into UN statistics) and business water footprint accounts (in cooperation with companies).
• Explore how water footprint accounts can be used as a basis for policy formulation aimed at the prevention, reduction and offsetting of water footprints.
• Study how the water footprint methodology can be applied in analysing business risks to water scarcity.
• Carry out ad-hoc short-term assignments in support of WWF’s water footprint activities at a maximum of 150 hours per year.

The gross monthly salary will be minimum 2802,– euro and maximum 4284,– euro depending on experience and qualifications of the candidate.

Application deadline: 15 March 2008.

Your written application, provided with a CV, list of publications, and references should be sent before March 15, 2008 to the University Twente, Personal Affairs CTW, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands or by e-mail to personeelszaken@ctw.utwente.nl, with reference to the vacancy ‘postdoc water footprint’.

Prof.dr.ir.Arjen Y. Hoekstra, telephone +31 53 489 3880 (e-mail: a.y.hoekstra#utwente.nl; replace # by @). More information is available at www.wem.ctw.utwente.nl (about the Water Engineering and Management Department) and at www.waterfootprint.org (about the water footprint research programme). Starting date of the project is flexible, but should preferably be before June 2008. Postdoc ‘Water footprint’, University of Twente, The Netherlands