Project assistant in Biology and Environmental Science

Linnaeus University; Kalmar kommun; On-site; SEK 279,000 - 391,000; Part time

Job summary

Linnaeus University in Kalmar invites applications for a part-time, 11-month research position in the Department of Biology and Environmental Science. You will plan and conduct experiments on PFAS-contaminated water using biochar and study metal uptake in crops, with field and laboratory work. You will support data compilation and contribute to publications.

Applicants should hold a PhD in contaminants remediation, have strong English communication, and show fit with the project and teamwork.

Qualifications

• PhD in contamination spread or remediation of environmental matrices.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Experience with fieldwork and laboratory methods.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct experiments in two PFAS/biochar and metal uptake projects.
• Perform fieldwork and laboratory analyses and data interpretation.
• Assist leader with data analysis and dissemination in publications.

Skills

Fieldwork experience

Laboratory techniques

English communication

Education

PhD in contaminant spread/remediation

Job description

Welcome to Linnaeus University! Here you'll meet 2 200 staff members and 40 000 students, all united in following the vision to set knowledge in motion for a sustainable societal development. With us, research and education are conducted with an eye towards the future. Our proximity to the business world, both locally and globally, gives us a wide reach and the ability to create change that makes an impact. All that's needed is a place where ideas have the space to meet and grow. That's what we've created - and you are invited.

Change starts here!

The Department of Biology and Environmental Science is part of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Research within this multidisciplinary department includes aquatic ecology, cell and organism biology, evolutionary biology, microbiology, environmental science, environmental engineering, disease ecology, animal welfare science and didactics.

Job Description

You will work with planning and conducting experiments within two projects. One focuses on the purification of PFAS-contaminated water using different types of biochar, with an emphasis on identifying which biochar properties are most important for treatment efficiency. The other project investigates the uptake of metals in cultivated food crops.

Your work will involve both fieldwork and various types of laboratory work and chemical analyses. In addition, you will assist the project leader with the compilation, analysis, and interpretation of experimental data, as well as contribute to the dissemination of research findings results in scientific publications.

Qualifications

A PhD degree focused on the spread of contaminants and/or the remediation of contaminated environmental matrices (soil, water, or sediment). As the working language is English, you must be able to communicate effectively in both spoken and written English. Experience in fieldwork, as well as experience working with various laboratory methods and techniques, is required.

Meritorious

Driver’s license (B, passenger cars)

Additional research experience after completing PhD, within research projects relevant to this call.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Terms Of Employment

Employment and scope: The employment is temporary for eleven months at part time (50%).

Starting date

By agreement

Location until further notice

Kalmar

Contact

Projekt leader and Head of Department Anna Augustsson, tel: [phone]; E-mail: [e-mail]

Assistant Head of Department Andreas Svensson, [phone]; E-mail: [e-mail]

HR-partner Marianne Palmér, tel: [phone]; E-mail: [e-mail]

Would you like to know more about the Department of Biology and Environmental Science? Read more on Lnu.se

https://www.lnu.se/en/meet-linnaeus-university/Organisation/faculty-of-health-and-life-sciencesnew-page/