Department of Energy and Process Engineering, NTNU – in a cooperation with SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Marine Environmental Technology – has available a 3-year PhD stipend available in the field of Marine Environmental Modelling.

http://www.ntnu.no/ept/english

SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Division of Marine Environmental Technology works on problems related to environmental issues, primarily related to the offshore oil and gas industry. The division employs about 45 staff members with backgrounds in chemistry, biology, oceanography, and numerical modelling. The division has modern and well-equipped premises in the harbour area of Trondheim. SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture and NTNU have premises in the same building. The academic association will be with the Department of Energy and Process Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim.

http://www.sintef.no/Home/Materials-and-Chemistry/Marine-Environmental-Technology/Environmental-modelling/

Women are encouraged to apply, since SINTEF is an equal opportunity company and wishes to have the wide range of aspects, experience and views required for a high-tech organization such as ours.

A Bachelor (BS) or Master of Science (MSc) degreeor PhD in environmental science, physics, or applied mathematics is an advantage. Relevant problems to be addressed are:

• Behaviour of oil droplets and/or gas bubbles in turbulent fluid flow;
• Drift, spread and transformation processes of oil/chemical releases in the marine environment; • Further development of environmentally related models based on available data from experiments (field trials and laboratory experiments);
• Participation in designing and carrying out laboratory and field tests with an eye towards scaling and transferability of results to mathematical models.

The work will be carried out in close co-operation with other researchers and program developers in the SINTEF numerical modelling group, and with researchers from other groups with extensive experience in environmental chemistry, oil spill contingency and biology.

Futher information please contact:

Professor Lars Sætran
tlf: + 47 73 59 37 16 (w), + 47 48 40 99 99 (m)
e.mail: lars.satran@ntnu.no

Conditions of appointment: PhD students follow code 1017, grade 45 – 51, gross NOK 353 000 to NOK 391 500 per year (before tax). PhD students are normally remunerated at wage level 45. There will be a 2 % deduction to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund from gross salary.

Engagement as a PhD candidate is done in accordance with current appointment regulations with supplementary rules in force giving guidelines for scholarship appointments in universities and university colleges. The goal of each of the announced positions is to obtain a PhD degree. Applicants are obliged to engage in an organized PhD training program, and appointment requires approval of the applicants plan for a PhD study within three months from the date of commencement. A contract of employment will be set up for the engagement period regulating the rights and duties of the PhD student.

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants.

The positions adhere to the Norwegian Government’s policy of balanced ethnicity, age and gender. Persons with immigrant background and women are encouraged to apply.

The application must contain information of educational background and work experience. Copies of transcripts and reference letters should be enclosed.

An application inclusive CV, grade transcripts and other enclosures should be sent electronically through website:

http://www.jobbnorge.no

ref.no. IVT-11/09. Preferably, we want the attachments in one file. Application deadline April 1, 2009