The Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC) is offering a PhD contract for the PID2023 project Recoveries from pollution in water, organisms, air and food in the Ebro River after remediation of the wastes dumped from a chlor-alkali plant (Flix Reservoir): Extrapolation to other river systems (REC-FLIX).

The candidate will perform:

Field work for the sampling of the environmental compartments to be studied: air, water, sediments, soils and fish, along the lower course of the Ebro River, from Riba-roja reservoir to the river’s mouth.
Analysis of trace organic pollutants present in the samples (mainly organohalogen compounds, pesticides and heavy metals).
Investigate the relationship between exposure to these compounds and potential toxic effects on organisms.
What we are looking for

Qualifications:
Master’s degree or equivalent in Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science or a related field.
Conditions for applying:
Willingness to do field work
Not to be in possession of a doctoral degree
Not having started a doctoral thesis with other grants awarded under the “Plan Estatal de Investigación”.
Not having held a pre-doctoral contract for a period of more than 12 months.

Working conditions

Contract duration: 4 years
Candidates must submit their application to the corresponding CSIC call, foreseeably to be opened between October 15th and November 15th.
Target start date: January-March 2025

How to apply?

Those interested may email their CV and academic records to Pilar Fernández (pilar.fernandez@cid.csic.es) or Joan Grimalt (joan.grimalt@cid.csic.es), adding “contrato predoctoral Proyecto REC_FLIX” to the email subject.

Deadline: 31 de October 2024