Assistant Professor Large-scale Water Quality and Planetary Health

Assistant Professor Large-scale Water Quality and Planetary Health

Utrecht University - Faculty of Geosciences

Utrecht, Netherlands

€ 4.728 - € 6.433 per month gross

Your job

The Department of Physical Geography at Utrecht University (DPG-UU) is seeking an Assistant Professor in the quantitative assessment and modelling of large-scale water quality and water resources in the context of planetary health research (focussing on ecosystem/human health). DPG-UU envisions that the candidate for this position will develop her/his own research line building on our large-scale high-resolution water quality and water resources models. The new research line combines large-scale (clean) water system understanding with integrated impact assessment of planetary health and clean water system adaptation. This interdisciplinary field will combine quantitative hydrological and water quality modelling, assessment of human and/or ecosystem health impacts and development of pathways towards healthier systems. Here you can build on modelling expertise available in Water Quality and Sustainable Water Systems group and other research groups within DPG-UU.

The candidate will develop and be involved in funding applications from national and European science agencies, and will be uniquely positioned to teach in courses on Earth Sciences, Hydrology and Planetary Health at Bachelor’s or Master’s level. You will also supervise individual Bachelor's, Master's and PhD projects.

Your qualities

The successful candidate:

• has a PhD in hydrology, water resources research, environmental sciences, planetary health, civil engineering, (hydro)ecology, environmental engineering, or related fields;
• has proven knowledge and a scientific track record supported with peer-reviewed publications in the field of quantitative assessments of water resources quality (e.g. process-based modelling or physics informed AI) and preferably experience with planetary health assessments;
• shows a willingness to integrate insights from water quality-quantity interactions represented by large-scale hydrological and water resources models of our department with quantitative assessment frameworks to study pathways to planetary health;
• has proven experience in academic teaching and eagerness to use insights and outcomes of her/his research in water-related courses in our BSc and MSc program;
• is enthusiastic about performing research with impact by actively seeking contact and dialogues with stakeholders, journalists and the general public;
• is capable to setup her/his own distinct research line in the field with the successful acquisition of research projects;
• is sensitive to the fact that successful and impactful research is a team effort;
• has excellent oral communication and writing skills.