EU Marie Curie

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EU Marie Curie Initial Training Network IMVUL
Towards improved Groundwater Vulnerability
Assessment
CALL FOR OPEN RESEARCH POSITIONS IMVUL is a
network of 8 partners throughout Europe whose aim
is to train researchers in the major issues,
scientific challenges and operational problems of
groundwater vulnerability through individual
research. Posts are available for Early Stage
Researchers (Ph.D. student positions) and
Experienced Researchers (post-doctoral
positions). PhD positions are for 36 months and
postdoctoral positions for 24 month duration.
These are salaried positions with salaries
(subject to county correction factors) of Euros
34,500 for PhD positions and Euros 53,000 for
postdoctoral positions. Research projects focus
on aspects of groundwater vulnerability and fall
into three main categories field based aquifer
case studies, laboratory-based research and
theoretical/modelling techniques. Network
researchers will also participate in a range of
courses, summer schools, workshops, work
experience placements in industry and take part
in annual meetings as part of the networks
activities. See the following list of projects
for more information. Eligibility To be
eligible for these positions you must have a
degree in a geological or related science which
you obtained no more than 4 years ago (for PhD
projects) or 5 years ago (for postdoctoral
positions), and not have been resident in the
host country for more than 12 months in the past
3 years. The network encourages particularly
researchers from Eastern Europe and women to
apply. Send a CV, statement of motivation (one
A4 side) and references as soon as possible by
e-mail to the relevant contact person. It is
expected that initial posts will be filled in
September 2008. The IMVUL network is committed
to equal opportunities and diversity in
employment.
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List of Projects 11 PhD positions and 3
postdoctoral positions are available. See below
for titles with contact details and web addresses
for further information.

• Field based aquifer case study projects
• Groundwater vulnerability in unconfined Chalk
  (PhD position, UK) Dr. Jared West, School of
  Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK
  (j,west_at_see.leeds.ac.uk), http//earth.leeds.ac.uk
  /study/phd/es-funded.htm
• Borehole water level response to barometric
  pressure as an indicator of groundwater
  vulnerability (PhD position, UK) Dr. Noelle
  Odling, School of Earth and Environment,
  University of Leeds, UK (n.odling_at_see.leeds.ac.uk)
  http//earth.leeds.ac.uk/study/phd/es-funded.htm
• Inverse modelling of borehole flow measurements
  and hydrogeophysical data for imaging flow paths
  in heterogeneous geological media (PhD position,
  France) Dr Tanguy Le Borgne, Géosciences Rennes
  CNRS, France (tanguy.le-borgne _at_univ-rennes1.fr),
  http//hplus.ore.fr/index.php?langenid_article9
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• Vulnerability of natural springs in the Cremona
  unconfined aquifer (PhD position, Italy) Prof.
  Alberto Guadagnini, Department of Hydraulic,
  Environmental, Transportation and Surveying
  Engineering (DIIAR), Politecnico di Milano
  (alberto.guadagnini_at_polimi.it),
  http//www.diiar.polimi.it/alberto.guadagnini
• Vulnerability of the drinking water well field
  of the city of Bologna (PhD position, Italy)
  Prof. Alberto Guadagnini, Department of
  Hydraulic, Environmental, Transportation and
  Surveying Engineering (DIIAR), Politecnico di
  Milano (alberto.guadagnini_at_polimi.it),
  http//www.diiar.polimi.it/alberto.guadagnini
• Laboratory-based projects
• Reactive transport involving dissolution/precipit
  ation and sorption (post-doctoral position,
  Israel) Prof. Brian Berkowitz, Department of
  Environmental Sciences and Energy Research,
  Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
  (brian.berkowitz_at_weizmann.ac.il),
  http//www.weizmann.ac.il/ESER/People/Brian/group.
  html
• Microbial controls on fluid flow and contaminant
  speciation in dual porosity media (PhD position,
  UK) Dr. Steve Elphick, School of Geoscience,
  University of Edinburgh (Stephen.Elphick_at_glg.ed.ac
  .uk), http//www.geos.ed.ac.uk/imvul
• In-situ and real-time monitoring of fluid flow
  and contaminant speciation during biogeochemical
  and reactive flow experimentation (postdoctoral
  position, UK) Dr. Steve Elphick, School of
  Geoscience, University of Edinburgh
  (Stephen.Elphick_at_glg.ed.ac.uk),
  http//www.geos.ed.ac.uk/imvul