Eawag is the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, a Swiss-based and internationally operating aquatic research institute within the ETH domain. The Departments of System Analysis, Integrated Assessment and Modelling, Urban Water Management, and Environmental Chemistry offer an interdisciplinary

Postdoctoral research position in Water Quality Modelling (2 years)

within the project “Integrated River Water Quality Management (iWaQa)”, which is part of a broad National Research Program on Sustainable Water Management that is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (http://www.nrp61.ch/). The iWaQa project aims at developing and testing a Decision Support Framework for Integrated River Water Quality Management to assess management options under conditions of environmental and societal change. The scientific core element consists of a Probabilistic Network Model (PNM) that links an exposure submodel for nutrient, toxicants and fine sediments with an ecological effect submodel describing algae, macroinvertebrates and fish in a stream network.

This position is available covering the following tasks: development of the hydrology and water quality submodel based on existing modeling tools at Eawag, and parameterizing the model for two test catchments in the Swiss Plateau. The successful candidate is expected to collaborate closely with a second postdoctoral researcher focusing on the ecological effect submodel.

We are looking for candidates who have a strong scientific record in hydrologic modeling, preferably related to water quality, and good computational modelling skills. Keen interest in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration will also be essential.

Please submit your application including a CV, brief statement describing your motivation to apply, copies of your academic qualifications and your most important publications, and names of two potential referees in electronic form as a single PDF file to Sandra Isenring, Eawag, Human Resources Department: recruiting@eawag.ch, indicating reference number 096503. For further information, consult www.eawag.ch, http://www.nrp61.ch/ or contact Christian Stamm (christian.stamm@eawag.ch).

Starting date for the position is February 1, 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter. Funding has been secured for a duration of two years.

Deadline for applications is 11 December 2009 or until the position is filled.