Stillingstittel: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Hydrogeology

Stillingsbeskrivelse:
The University of Oslo is Norway’s largest institution of research and education with 28 000 students and 7000 employees. Its broad range of academic disciplines and internationally esteemed research communities make UiO an important contributor to society.

A 4-years position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow is available in Hydrogeology at the Department of Geosciences.

Within the framework of the position duties may be assigned. Starting date no later than 1 October, 2016. No one can be appointed for more than one specified period at the same institution.

Postdoc in hydrogeology

The Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo has a strong standing in broad fields of Earth Sciences; from the deep processes in the mantle and lithosphere, the surface processes in the upper lithosphere, the hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere - and the interaction between them.

The hydrogeology position will contribute to both the Geology & Geophysics and Geography & Hydrology sections, strengthening the Department as a central research and educational institution in hydrogeology. The applicant should therefore have good collaboration skills and an interest in working in an interdisciplinary environment.

The focus will be on the following topics: groundwater flow and solute transport, unsaturated/saturated zone interactions, and water quality.

Job description

The Department of Geosciences seeks a highly motivated hydrogeologist that can enrich and strengthen the Department’s focus on Environmental geology. Groundwater processes rely on representative conceptual models of the subsurface, i.e. ultimately on how heterogeneity and anisotropy is related to subsurface geology. The successful candidate should have a basic hydrogeological/geological training and experience in modelling flow in porous media as well as fractured rock aquifers. Besides flow in aquifer systems, applied aspects related to contaminant transport, engineering geology, and heat storage/recovery are relevant fields of expertise. A combination of insight in soil and groundwater flow and transport modelling as well as experience with field investigation methods would be an advantage. We seek a candidate with a strong background in quantitative methods linking data and observations to modelling. These key qualifications should form the basis for teaching and supervision of master students at the department. The department has access to good computer facilities and technical support.

The successful candidate shall contribute to teaching and supervision (25 % of working time). Relevant courses are GEO3020 Soil- and groundwater and GEO4360 Field methods in hydrogeology.

Qualifications:

The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials.

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree in hydrogeology/geology/earth sciences, or other education equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in this field.

The main purpose of postdoctoral research fellowships is to qualify researchers for work in top academic positions within their disciplines. Persons that have or earlier have had a postdoctoral position at University of Oslo are not eligible for this position. The selection and ranking of candidates will be

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Oslo, Department of Geos

Arbeidsgiver adresse: 0313 OSLO

Job kort beskrivelse: Geologists and geophysicists

Land: Norge

Region: Oslo

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

Lønn valuta: NOK

Lønn periode: Pr. år