Postdoc in Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment
The Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment (www.slu.se/aquatic-sciences) is working with applied environmental science, with a national responsibility for assessing the condition of Swedish surface waters with respect to water chemistry, pollution and aquatic biota. The department has some 130 employees. The research focuses on geochemical and hydrological processes, aquatic ecology and biodiversity, as well as on aquatic ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry. The department is part of a Soil-Water-Environment cluster, a recently established competence centre for landscape-level processes that also includes the Departments of ‘Soil and Environment’ and ‘Energy and Technology’. The breadth of expertise among the 300 members in combination with a well-equipped infrastructure creates a unique platform for high quality research as well as environmental monitoring and assessment.
The project will be within the European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC), which is funded by "Horizon Europe" and includes 200 partners from 28 countries and includes agencies and research organisations working in the areas of chemicals, environment and human health (www.anses.fr/en/content/european-partnership-assessment-risks-chemicals-parc).

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Duties:
We are seeking for a postdoc, who will work on development and application of early warning monitoring tools for identification of hazardous chemicals in the environment using effect-directed analysis (EDA) including fractionation of polar organic micropollutants and suspect and non-target screening using liquid-chromatograph coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS). The developed monitoring and identification tools will be linked to Early Warning Systems with the aim to identify new and existing potentially hazardous substances. The research is carried out in collaboration with toxicologists, and also includes environmental sampling, extraction of environmental samples, processing of large data sets, data analysis, statistical evaluation and writing of scientific reports and peer-reviewed scientific publications. The postdoc will also take responsibility for project management as well as leading and organizing meetings within the project European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC).

Qualifications:
Applicants should hold a PhD degree in environmental or analytical chemistry, or equivalent. Specialisation towards analyses at trace level and experience with methods for identification of chemicals using LC-MS/MS, LC-HRMS and effect directed analysis (EDA) are valuable merits. Data processing skills using statistical computing and graphics, e.g. R, MATLAB, etc., are of merits too. Emphasis is also placed on personal characteristics such as communication skills, interpersonal skills, analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently. Proficiency in English (both spoken and written) is required.

As postdoctoral appointments are career-developing positions for junior researchers, we are primarily looking for candidates with a doctoral degree that is three years old at most.

Place of work:
Uppsala

Form of employment:
Temporary employment, 24 months with a possibility of prolongation.

Extent:
100%

Starting date:
2023-02-01 or according to agreement.

Application:
We welcome your application no later than 2022-12-05, use the button below.

The application should be written in English. The following documents should be included: (1) CV including a publication list, (2) PhD diploma, (3) a description of previous research, other activities of relevance for the position, and a description of specific research interests (maximum three pages), and (4) names and addresses of at least one person able to provide references for the candidate.

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