Publication date: 23 September 2024
Deadline: 31 October 2024
The Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) is offering a PhD contract for the PID2023 project Recoveries from pollution in water, organisms, air and food in the Ebro River after remediation of the wastes dumped from a chlor-alkali plant (Flix Reservoir): Extrapolation to other river systems (REC-FLIX).
The candidate will perform:
- Field work for the sampling of the environmental compartments to be studied: air, water, sediments, soils and fish, along the lower course of the Ebro River, from Riba-roja reservoir to the river’s mouth.
- Analysis of trace organic pollutants present in the samples (mainly organohalogen compounds, pesticides and heavy metals).
- Investigate the relationship between exposure to these compounds and potential toxic effects on organisms.
What we are looking for
- Qualifications:
Master’s degree or equivalent in Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science or a related field. - Conditions for applying:
Willingness to do field work
Not to be in possession of a doctoral degree
Not having started a doctoral thesis with other grants awarded under the “Plan Estatal de Investigación”.
Not having held a pre-doctoral contract for a period of more than 12 months.
Working conditions
- Contract duration: 4 years
- Candidates must submit their application to the corresponding CSIC call, foreseeably to be opened between October 15th and November 15th.
- Target start date: January-March 2025
How to apply?
Those interested may email their CV and academic records to Pilar Fernández (pilar.fernandez@cid.csic.es) or Joan Grimalt (joan.grimalt@cid.csic.es), adding “contrato predoctoral Proyecto REC_FLIX” to the email subject.
Deadline: 31 de October 2024
