Postdoc Microbiological and chemical arsenic recovery from drinking water sludge

This postdoc position is part of the European research project “From Contaminant to Commodity (C2C):
Toward a Circular Economy for Arsenic in Groundwater” involving partners in Denmark, Switzerland and Sweden. The overarching project goal is contribute to an improved management of arsenic-rich residues from the arsenic removal from drinking water and to establish procedures for the effective recovery and valorization of arsenic as critical raw material. In collaboration with project partners, the postdoctoral researcher will

• develop chemical and biological methods for arsenic extraction from arsenic-loaded sludge,
• identify suitable arsenic extraction or separation steps based on arsenic-loaded sludge structural properties and
• have the leading role in the exploitation and dissemination strategy for the project.

• Performing chemical and microbiological experiments in the laboratory using batch bottles and reactors
• Supervision of MSc students
• Leading the exploitation and dissemination of the project
• (optional) teach in BSc and/or MSc courses

At location, you will work within the Resource recovery sub-group of Environmental Technology. In the project, your main collaborators will be the other postdocs and PIs in the consortium.

The department of Environmental Technology is a large and vibrant research group of about 30 scientific staff-members, 10 laboratory and technical support staff, 80 PhD candidates and 6 postdocs. The group has close collaborations with scientific institutes, industrial stakeholders and water organizations within the Netherlands and beyond.