The Faculty of Geosciences offers education and research concerning the geosphere, biosphere, atmosphere and anthroposphere. With a population of 2200 students (BSc and MSc) and 575 staff, the faculty is a strong and challenging organisation. The Faculty is organised in four Departments: Innovation and Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Physical geography, and Human Geography and Urban and Regional Planning.
The Utrecht Department of Earth Sciences conducts teaching and research across the full range of the solid and environmental Earth sciences, with activities in almost all areas of Biogeology, Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics and Hydrogeology. Research is integrated into five interdisciplinary programmes addressing the structure and dynamics of the planetary interior, the evolution of the lithosphere, the properties of Earth materials, as well as actuo- and paleo-environments and climates.
PhD-researcher in Environmental Hydrogeology (1,0 fte)
Job description
Currently, we are looking for a candidate for the PhD-position concerning the project:
Physically-based theory of two-phase flow in porous media including fluid-fluid interfacial area
This project is aimed at investigating the basic theories governing the flow of two immiscible phases in a porous medium, which is of central importance in many natural and industrial porous media. Examples of two-phase (or multi-phase) flow in natural porous media are the flow of oil and water in oil reservoirs, the spread of organic liquids in contaminated aquifers, or the flow of fluids in biological tissues. In industrial porous media, two-phase flow plays a major role in, for example, the drying process of paper, the adsorption of liquids in diapers and similar absorbing products, fuel cells, the drying of foods, or in filters. In this project, we shall perform flow experiments in a tiny porous medium and observe the flow under microscope.
This research will be carried out in collaboration with the Group of Professor Laura Pyrak-Nolte, Department of Physics of Purdue University, who will also act as co-supervisor.
Qualifications
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with an MSc-degree in earth or environmental sciences, civil engineering, physics, or a related field.
Terms of employment
We offer a full-time PhD-position for 4 years, contingent on a satisfactory performance. Monthly salary starts at € 2,000.- and is expected to increase to € 2,558.- in the fourth year of appointment. We also offer a pension scheme, a collective health insurance and flexible employment conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities and are supplemented with a holiday allowance of 8% per year and a year-end bonus of 6,4%.
Further details
For further details, please contact prof.dr.ir. Majid Hassanizadeh at Hassanizadeh@geo.uu.nl.
You may also wish to visit the website of Utrecht University’s Institute of Earth Sciences:
http://www.geo.uu.nl/ivau.
How to apply
Applications, including a letter of motivation and curriculum vitae, a transcript of MSc courses, abstract of MSc thesis and the names and addresses of 3 references, must be sent to
Faculty of Geosciences - Personnel Department
PO Box 80115
3508 TC Utrecht
The Netherlands
or submitted by e-mail to: peno@geo.uu.nl. Please mention vacancy number: 72102
The position is open until filled, but we prefer to receive your application before May 1, 2008. Starting date is as soon as possible, but will be negotiated with the chosen candidate.
Publication date
25-03-2008
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