The candidate will be expected to perform his research in the context of the European Project StARE (Stopping Antibiotic Resistance Genes Evolution; 2013 Water JPI Pilot Call on Emerging Water Contaminants - Anthropogenic Pollutants and Pathogens). The study will include an intensive water quality monitoring (regarding antibiotic residues) of different WWTP from different European Regions, as well as database Implementation with the results obtained.
Description
• Position: Full time position
• Expected start: The candidate will be initially hired on February 2015
• The position for 18 Months (The contract will be for 12 months and can be extended for another 6 months after a satisfactory evaluation).
• Temporal position
• Gross salary package: 24.000 €/year
The Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), based in Girona (Spain), is offering a position as a postdoc researcher in the group of Water Quality for the study of different aspects related to the presence and elimination of antibiotics from wastewater. The student will develop his/her research based on the application of cutting-edge analytical instrumentation such as liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry or high resolution mass spectrometry to assess the presence and removal of antibiotics during water treatment processes. Some aspects that will be are the chemical and biological processes occurring during water treatment processes to these contaminants, the formation of corresponding transformation products during water treatment and the generation and prevalence of antibiotic resistance.
Nr of positions available : 1
Research Fields
Chemistry
Environmental science
Career Stage
Experienced researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc)
Research Profiles
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)
Requirements
| ENGLISH |
| Excellent |
| Environmental science |
| Chemistry |
| • Applicants must send full application consisting of Curriculum Vitae, a copy of PhD title, a statement letter addressing his/her research interests, and the contact details for at least two academic referees. • If the candidate can’t prove a good level of English through an official certificate, part of the interview will be in English. | |
| The deadline to submit documentation to this call is 5th February 2015, and candidates should send the required documents to ICRA address call@icra.cat indicating ref. PostDoc-StARE |
| PhD or equivalent |
| PhD or equivalent |
| • Ability to conduct independent research and to work in a multidisciplinary environment, with high level of communication and minimum supervision. | |
| • A PhD degree in Analytical Chemistry or Environmental sciences or related areas. • A minimum of 300 ECTS credits completed in official university studies are required, of which at least 60 must be at a master’s degree level. • Excellent publication record. • Fluency in English with good communication (oral and writing) skills is also essential. • Knowledge or experience with extraction techniques as well as with chromatographic techniques coupled to mass spectrometry, particularly with high resolution mass spectrometry is very much appreciated. Instrumentation available includes LC-MS/MS, LC-QqLIT, GC-MS/MS, LC-HRMS, and others. |