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About the project
This postdoctoral position is announced as a part of CarbonNextGen Project financed by Swedish Energy Agency. KTH is the coordinator of the project and IVL, Xylem and Syvab are the partners of the project. In this project, we are evaluating the potentials of two important municipal organic wastes; sewage sludge and household waste, to develop carbon neutral wastewater treatment plants with a particular emphasis on different opportunities instead of methane. The overall aim of this project is to demonstrate a zero-waste strategy that turns municipal waste sludge into functional carbon sources, but also to develop new high-value products besides biofuel securing the optimal resource recovery of these organic wastes.
The specific purpose of the project is to:
Job description
The results from this part of the project will be presented in scientific paper(s) and international meetings.
Additionally, teaching activity on the project subject might be necessary.
Qualifications
The potential candidate should have a PhD degree (completed in last 3 years or will be completed in early 2019) in environmental biotechnology, biotechnology, environmental engineering or chemical engineering.
The applicant should have experience on bioplastic/PHA production and characterization.
Good skills in English, both oral and written is required to publish and present project results.
The candidate should be
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Type of employment | Temporary position |
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Contract type | Full time |
First day of employment | 2019-05-01 |
Salary | Monthly salary |
Number of positions | 1 |
Full-time equivalent | 100% |
City | Stockholm |
County | Stockholms län |
Country | Sweden |
Reference number | C-2019-0224 |
Contact |
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Published | 01.Feb.2019 |
Last application date | 28.Feb.2019 11:59 PM CET |