Doctoral scholarship holder sustainable wastewater engineering

Department: Chemistry/Biochemistry
Regime Full-time

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The Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry in the Faculty of Applied Engineering is looking for a full-time (100%) doctoral scholarship holder in the field of Sustainable Wastewater Engineering

Position

• You will work actively on the preparation and defence of a PhD thesis in the field of sustainable wastewater engineering. The PhD project aims at the development and application of a continuous-flow aerobic granular sludge (AGS) process for sustainable industrial wastewater treatment. Currently all granular sludge reactors are of the batch type, with discontinuous feeding. This greatly limits the market potential of the technology. This project is a collaboration between research groups from Flanders and Vietnam, and aims at (1) the transfer of the batch AGS process to a continuous process, and (2) the elucidation of the dynamics of formation and removal of the strong greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) during simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal by granular sludge systems.
• You will publish scientific articles related to the research project.
• You will carry out a limited number of teaching and research support tasks for the department of chemical and biochemical engineering technology.

Profile

• You hold a Master degree in biochemical engineering technology, bioscience engineering or similar, or you will have obtained it by the time you start work.
• You can demonstrate excellent study results.
• Your teaching competences are in line with the University of Antwerp’s educational vision.
• Your research qualities are in line with the faculty and university research policies.
• You act with attention to quality, integrity, creativity and cooperation.

What we offer

• We offer a doctoral scholarship for a period of three years.
• The planned start date is October 1^st 2023 or as soon as possible after that date.
• Your monthly scholarship amount is calculated according to the scholarship amounts for doctoral scholarship holders on the pay scales for Contract Research Staff (Dutch: Bijzonder Academisch Personeel, BAP).
• You will receive ecocheques, Internet-connectivity allowance, and a bicycle allowance or a full reimbursement of public transport costs for commuting.
• You will do most of your work at campus Groenenborger in a dynamic and stimulating working environment.
• Find out more about working at the University of Antwerp here.

Want to apply?

• You can apply for this vacancy through the University of Antwerp’s online job application platform up to and including August 17^th 2023 (by midnight Brussels time). Click on the ‘Apply’ button, complete the online application form and be sure to include the following attachments: a motivation letter and your academic CV
• The selection committee will review all of the applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. As soon as a decision has been made, we will inform you about the next steps in the selection procedure. Please make a note of the following dates: August 22^nd, 23^rd and 24^th (2023) for potential interview dates.
• If you have any questions about the online application form, please check the frequently asked questions or send an email to jobs@uantwerpen.be. If you have any questions about the job itself, please contact Professor Jan Dries (jan.dries2@uantwerpen.be ) from the BioWAVE research group>.

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