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Friday, April 30, 2010

UK: Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Brighton (UoB)

Overview

Experienced Researcher (4 – 10 years research experience) position in the context of the Marie Curie Industry-Academia Partnership and Pathways (IAPP) Project “CARBOSORB”.
Duration: 12 months.
Starting: September 2010
Location: University of Brighton, Brighton, UK

Program Description

According to the objectives of the project, the person fulfilling the position will contribute to development of novel carbon-based (including nano-carbon) devices for water and effluent remediation.

Principal duties:

- Develop, characterise and evaluate the efficiency and selectivity of a range of novel carbon-based adsorbents and adsorbent containing systems for a range of target trace organic contaminants, using laboratory and field-based methods.

- Engage in knowledge exchange and dissemination activities (including publication of scientific papers) appropriate to the CARBOSORB project.

Skills

- Experience in organic chemistry / geochemistry and/or water remediation, and of quantitative laboratory techniques appropriate to trace contaminant analysis, such as LC-MS, GC-MS.


Research Field

Environmental science - Other

Benefits

- Salary according to the values defined by the general EU Marie Curie terms for an Experienced Researcher (4 – 10 years research experience) position.
- Opportunity to be a key element in the development and implementation of new devices for water and effluent clean-up.
- Opportunity to work within a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary network of leading researchers from various Universities and SMEs across Europe.

Eligible Candidates

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with a strong background in Chemistry, Organic / Environmental Geochemistry or water engineering and greater than 4 years of experience. Evaluation will be based on the scientific quality of the candidate in accordance with the needs of the project.

Candidates must be in possession of a doctorate degree and have less than 10 years of full-time equivalent research experience. Researchers are eligible as long as they have not resided or carried out their main activity in the United Kingdom for more than 12 months during the last 3 years immediately prior to their appointment under the project. Short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.

How to apply

Applicants must email carbosorb@brighton.ac.uk to apply for for this job. all applicants will be required to complete an application form whihc will be sent to them by email.

Application Deadline: 14/06/2010

University of Brighton

School of Environment and Technology / Faculty of Science and Engineering
Academic
Lewes Road
BN2 4GJ - Brighton
UNITED KINGDOM
email carbosorb@brighton.ac.uk
http://www.brighton.ac.uk/carbosorb


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