<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Dear all,<div><br></div><div>we are looking for a postdoc (24 to 36 months) with expertise and interest in nitrogen stable isotope biogeochemistry. The postdoc project is part of a larger collaboration (SNF Sinergia program) between the University of Basel, the Eawag, and the Empa. The postdoc will be located in Basel and will focus on the dissolved inorganic nitrogen isotope effects in partial nitritation-anammox systems.</div><div><span style="text-align:justify;font-family:arial"><br></span></div><div><span style="text-align:justify;font-family:arial">This postdoctoral </span><span style="text-align:justify;font-family:arial;color:rgb(59,59,59)">research project will </span><span style="text-align:justify;font-family:arial">use a combination of dissolved inorganic nitrogen isotopic and molecular techniques applied mostly to samples from bioreactor experiments. The work on N and O isotope effects and the controls on isotope fractionation during N cycling reactions in nitritation-anammox bioreactors, under controlled environmental conditions. The planned experiments are expected to advance our understanding of N and O isotope signatures of anammox in natural environments, as well as to verify the use of NOx N and O isotope measurements for process control during autotrophic nitrogen removal in wastewater treatment systems.</span></div><div><span style="text-align:justify;font-family:arial"><br></span></div><div><span style="text-align:justify;font-family:arial"><b>Qualifications: </b>Background in Biogeochemistry/Environmental Sciences/Geosciences/<wbr>Chemistry; laboratory experience in stable isotope geochemistry; experience with DIN isotope measurements will be an asset.</span></div><div><span style="text-align:justify;font-family:arial"><br></span></div><div>Please feel free to forward the attached position announcement to any motivated candidate who might be interested.</div><div><span style="text-align:justify;font-family:arial"><br></span></div><div><span style="text-align:justify;font-family:arial">For more information on our research group see </span><font face="arial"><a href="https://biogeochem.duw.unibas.ch/home/" target="_blank">https://biogeochem.duw.<wbr>unibas.ch/home/</a> or contact me directly.</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial">Best,</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial">Moritz</font></div><div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(59,59,59)"> </span></div></div></div><br><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><br><div>
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