Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Computational (Environmental) Hydrogeology (0.8 - 1.0 FTE)

If you have applied to the first call for this position, please do not apply to this second (modified) call, unless a significant change in your cv has occurred.

The Department of Earth Sciences at Utrecht University has an opening for a very motivated and high-potential colleague with both research and teaching interests and expertise in Computational (Environmental) Hydrogeology. The candidate should have an appreciation for and in-depth knowledge of hydrogeological transport phenomena and offering education in this field.

Research interests may range from fundamental Earth Science research (e.g., modelling and quantitative analysis of hydrogeological processes at the local and/or (regional) field scale), to geothermal energy, seasonal storage of thermal energy, flow and transport of contaminants, seawater intrusion, drinking water production and artificial recharge.

The Department of Earth Science combines research and teaching in Earth Sciences with related science and engineering disciplines. The candidate will supervise and train PhD candidates and ideally conduct research in collaboration with a wide range of groups within and outside the Department where a multi-disciplinary approach is encouraged and appreciated. The candidate is expected to contribute to both BSc and MSc courses in the Utrecht Earth Sciences curriculum. Please note that an important teaching responsibility for a potential candidate is related to the (existing) MSc course Hydrogeological Transport Phenomena, which is one of the key courses offered by the Environmental Hydrogeology Group (EHG). On average, the Department aims for equal contributions in educational and research activities for its entire tenured academic staff.

 

The current research spectrum of the EHG ranges from rather fundamental research (related to the pore-scale processes concerning dynamic multi-phase fluid flow and reactive solute transport) to applied research questions (including clogging of water supply wells and fast high-volume injection in the subsurface), typically meeting the needs of society. The wide fundamental knowledge of transport in porous media, together with the established integrated experimental and computational laboratory, has enabled EHG to perform cutting-edge research in diverse fields of engineering, geosciences, and biomechanics.