Postdoc: Mercury Mobility under Saltwater Intrusion

Università degli Studi di Trieste; Italia; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Università degli Studi di Trieste is seeking a the first stage post-doctoral researcher to study how salinity variation affects mercury mobility in coastal groundwater. The role includes groundwater monitoring, physico-chemical analyses of groundwater and soil, and investigating biogeochemical processes that govern mercury mobility to inform environmental management strategies.

The successful candidate will also engage in teaching activities within Bachelor and/or Master programs, and contribute

Qualifications

• The post-doctoral researcher will contribute to third-mission activities and to teaching activities within Bachelor and/or Master degree programs, as well as to laboratory activities related to topics within the GEOS-01/C Geochemistry and volcanology sector.

Responsibilities

• Investigate the effects of salinity variations on mercury mobility in coastal groundwater.
• Monitor groundwater with recording of physico-chemical parameters and perform related compositional and speciation analyses on groundwater and soil.
• Study biogeochemical processes regulating mercury mobility under different salinity conditions to support environmental management strategies.

Job description

Università degli Studi di Trieste is seeking a the first stage post-doctoral researcher to study how salinity variation affects mercury mobility in coastal groundwater. The role includes groundwater monitoring, physico-chemical analyses of groundwater and soil, and investigating biogeochemical processes that govern mercury mobility to inform environmental management strategies.

The successful candidate will also engage in teaching activities within Bachelor and/or Master programs, and contribute