Doctoral student in chemistry

The Man Technology Environment Research Centre (MTM) at Örebro University focuses on applied research on chemical compounds of different origin in the environment and their relations to sustainable development.

We are now in the process of establishing the Environmental Forensic (EnForce) Laboratory. It is a new research effort funded by the Knowledge Foundation research profile program in collaboration with ten partners from trade and industry and the Swedish Toxicology Sciences Research Center (Swetox). The main goal of the EnForce Laboratory is to track and identify environmental pollutants with a better understanding of their effects. The objectives are to develop and apply advanced analytical methods including metabolomics, bioassay technologies and speciation for effect-directed analysis and hazard assessment of the full spectrum of toxicologically relevant anthropogenic chemicals, mixtures, transformation products and metals in the bio- and technospheres.

Örebro University is currently offering research study opportunities on the programme specified above. Successful completion of the programme will conclude with the award of the Degree of Licentiate or Degree of Doctor. The start date of the programme is August 2017 or at an otherwise agreed date.

The present position is part of a closely related project, funded by Formas, focusing on environmental pollution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) including environmental occurrence of ultra short-chain PFASs and contamination of Lake Vättern, one of Sweden’s largest drinking water sources. The work involves establishing new analytical protocols for the analysis of ultra short-chain PFASs previously not detected in Swedish environmental samples; design of and field sampling at contaminated and non-contaminated sites around Lake Vättern; investigation of the occurrence and transport of contaminants in the environmental and their potential for human exposure. Important competences of the candidate includes comprehensive understanding of analytical as well as environmental separations processes, experience of sampling and sample preparation, chromatographic separations systems and mass spectrometry. Working in an interdisciplinary research environment is also a valuable merit.

Online information
Information on admission to the programme, application form, the general syllabus for the subject, the Regulations Handbook, and other information can be found on Örebro University’s webpage for research student information: www.oru.se. You can find information about ”How to apply for admission to doctoral studies” below.

For more information on the programme and the post, please contact ass. prof. Ingrid Ericson Jogsten +46 19 30 12 09 (Ingrid.ericson@oru.se). For information about EnForce and MTM, please visit www.oru.se/mtm or contact prof. Magnus Engwall +46 19 30 36 06 (magnus.engwall@oru.se).

Read more about the postion at https://www.oru.se/enforce/