PhD position: Reactive transport of micropollutants in surface waters receiving WWTP effluents: insights from multi-element isotopic analysis coupled with passive sensors

PHD Country: France

Institut Terre & Environnement de Strasbourg is looking for a creative, qualified and motivated Ph.D. candidate, in the context of ongoing project on “understanding micropollutants fate in surface waters across agricultural/urban contexts” at Earth and Environment Strasbourg (ITES, France, https://ites.unistra.fr/).

Prerequisites and applications

Applications will require:

• A M.Sc. degree in Chemistry or Environmental science, by September 2022
• Experience in hydrochemistry, organic chemistry and/or biogeochemistry: laboratory-based experimental and analytical studies (GC-MS, HPLC-MS, etc.)
• Good command of the English language (written and oral)
• Communication skills and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team with scientists, engineers, and technicians
• A working knowledge on pollutant transformation, stable isotope analysis, and/or CSIA as well as an international research experience, will be additional assets