We would appreciate it greatly if you could forward this opportunity to any of your students/colleagues that might be, or know someone who is, interested in applying:
2033 - Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plastic Transport from rivers to coast
(see https://enzj.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcm ... m=jobshare for more info)
We seek a highly motivated Research Associate specialising in physical oceanography, coastal and ocean engineering, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), applied mathematics, physics, or engineering, related to the transport of plastics/microplastics in coastal waters. As the lead researcher in this area, you will have a strong background in ocean current and/or wave and other ocean processes related to plastic transport from river to coast.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop a particle tracking model of plastic transport from river to coast
- Apply the plastic transport model to assess the source and sink of plastics
- Scientific research, analysis and interpretation of data
Project Summary:
"Sources, Sinks and Sustainable Solutions for Impacts of Plastic on Coastal Communities in Vietnam"
The 3SIP2C project is funded by NERC (UK equiv. of NSF) and led by a multidisciplinary team based at the Lyell Centre and is focused on quantifying the types and amount of plastic waste entering the coastal margin of Vietnam, and understanding the pathways and destination of that plastic into the wider environment and marine life, and how this plastic impacts upon business activities such as aquaculture, fisheries, tourism and coastal communities.
This is one of the four postdocs we are hiring for this project at Lyell Centre, Heriot-Watt's Edinburgh Campus. Please see https://enzj.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcm ... m=jobshare for details of the other three postdocs:
· 2009 - PDRA – Project leader Interdisciplinary Marine Microplastics Research
· 2046 - PDRA in Engagement and Communication
· 1999 - PDRA in Environmental Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Microscopy of Marine Microplastics
Contact for enquiries: Professor Qingping Zou Q.Zou@hw.ac.uk or for non-science questions Fenella.Watson@hw.ac.uk
Best regards,
Qingping
Dr. Qingping Zou, Chair Professor of Coastal Dynamics
The Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Science and Technology
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh, EH14 4AS
UK
https://researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/persons/qingping-zou
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Qingping_Zou