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If you want to contribute to a better understanding and quantifiability of the risk of some of the most widespread threats to our groundwater and surface water resources, then DTU Sustain offers you the opportunity to work on the scientific challenge to investigate PFAS leaching from landfills. At DTU Sustain and in the framework of the Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research (SDC, a university partnership between Denmark and China), you will shed light on the fate of PFAS in the subsurface below landfills based on laboratory and field data, data analyses, and the results of advanced numerical modeling in a unique international framework.
For this opportunity, we seek a curious and committed PhD candidate willing to work on one of the most urgent groundwater and surface water quality topics, namely PFAS contamination. You will focus on exploring and modeling PFAS contamination and from landfills in groundwater, the unsaturated zone, and surface water.
The project outcomes will directly impact the outside academia thanks to a close collaboration with the Capital Region of Denmark. Furthermore, water supply companies, public authorities, consultants, and landfill administrators will supply data, follow and discuss the scientific outcomes, and be involved in the project. This 3-year PhD scholarship is supported by the Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research and the Capital Region of Denmark. The project will be carried out together with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and includes an external stay with a collaboration with the Chinese partners.
Objectives, responsibilities, and qualifications
The PhD project's overall objective is to develop digital tools and models to quantify PFAS fluxes from landfills, analyze, conceptualize, and interpret the connection between concentration measurements in soil, groundwater, and surface water, and investigate the risk that PFAS leaching from landfills poses to potential receptors (drinking water resources).
To achieve this, your primary tasks will be to
- Create and apply numerical models and digital tools to describe and quantify the fate and transport of different PFAS compounds in unsaturated and saturated soils and the connection to adjacent surface waters.
- Determine and evaluate the controlling factors for PFAS spreading from landfills by simulating available field data and data from ongoing projects about PFAS leaching from landfills in Denmark and China, and by scenario modelling.
- Be involved in planning and evaluating laboratory and field measurements.
- Work together with people from consultancy, public authorities, and international partners.
You are expected to have already or rapidly develop good groundwater flow and solute transport modeling skills (preferably with the modeling environment Comsol Multiphysics) and good analytical thinking, supported by a comprehensive understanding of groundwater systems, reactive contaminant transport processes in the saturated and unsaturated zone, as well as knowledge of hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry. You must be proficient in English, and knowledge or interest in the Chinese language and culture is an advantage.
During the PhD project, research activities will be carried out in China at the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for at least nine months. The project will be supervised by Senior Researcher Klaus Mosthaf (DTU Sustain) and co-supervised by Prof. Poul L. Bjerg (DTU Sustain) and Prof. Jin Biao (CAS).
As a PhD student at DTU Sustain, you will be involved in teaching activities (including the SDC Water and Environment MSc program) and co-supervise BSc and MSc student projects related to your PhD project. You will also disseminate the results of your project at national and international conferences and interact with other researchers at the forefront of international research in PFAS transport and modeling in groundwater.
We seek motivated applicants who have demonstrated their ability to work both independently and in teams, and have skills in navigating the challenges posed by working across different disciplines, cultures, and working environments.
You must have a two-year master's degree (120 ECTS points) or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to a two-year master's degree.
Approval and Enrolment
The scholarship for the PhD degree is subject to academic approval, and the candidate will be enrolled in one of the general degree programmes at DTU. For information about our enrolment requirements and the general planning of the PhD study programme, please see DTU's rules for the PhD education
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Assessment
The assessment of the applicants will be made by the supervisor team consisting of DTU Sustain supervisors and the Head of Section “Circularity and Environmental Impact” at DTU Sustain.
We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.
Salary and appointment terms:
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union. The period of employment is 3 years.
The position is 3 years fixed term full time and starts January 1st 2024 (or according to mutual agreement).
The position is full-time, and the place of work is DTU Lyngby Campus and the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, China.
You can read more about career paths at DTU here http://www.dtu.dk/english/about/job-and-career/working-at-dtu/career-paths.
Further information
Further information may be obtained from Klaus Mosthaf, DTU Sustain, klmos@dtu.dk, https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/persons/klaus-roland-mosthaf
You can read more about DTU Sustain at https://sustain.dtu.dk/
If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark . Furthermore, you have the option of joining our monthly free seminar “PhD relocation to Denmark and startup “Zoom” seminar ” for all questions regarding the practical matters of moving to Denmark and working as a PhD at DTU.
Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 20 October 2023 (23:59 Danish time).
Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file . The file must include:
- A letter motivating the application (cover letter)
- Curriculum vitae
- Grade transcripts and BSc/MSc diploma (in English) including official description of grading scale
You may apply prior to obtaining your master's degree but cannot begin before having received it.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, disability, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
DTU Sustain - Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering - is one of the largest university departments specializing in environmental and resource engineering in Europe. The department conducts research, development & scientific advice and provides educational programs and service to society. We are working to develop new environmentally friendly and sustainable technologies, methods and solutions, and to disseminate this knowledge to society and future generations of engineers. The Department has approximately 300 staff members from more than 30 nationalities.
Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Anker Engelunds Vej, 2800 Kongens Lyngby
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 20-10-2023; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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