Postdoc in the Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Introduction

UNIL is a leading international teaching and research institution, with over 5,000 employees and 17,000 students split between its Dorigny campus, CHUV and Epalinges. As an employer, UNIL encourages excellence, individual recognition and responsibility.

Presentation

We are seeking a part-time postdoctoral researcher to join the Environmental Fluid Mechanics laboratory, led by Professor Pietro de Anna, at the Institute of Earth Science (University of Lausanne, Switzerland).

Job information

Expected start date in position : 01.03.2025

Contract length : 1 year, non renewable

Activity rate : 70 %

Workplace : Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, University of Lausanne

Your responsibilities

The successful candidate will work on two main research axes. First microfluidics made of real rocks will be used to study the reactive transprot problem related to the rock dissolution. Second, a bacterial biofilm will be grown within a microfliuidics replica of a porous medium

to study its impact on the overall porous structure permeability. In all cases, microfluidics and time-lapse video-microscopy experiments will be developed.

Most of the successful candidate time will be dedicated to personal research, but contributing to some teaching activities can be discussed, including the additional possibility of supervising master and PhD students.

Your qualifications

PhD degree (or be near completion) in Physics, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering or Civil & Environmental Engineering or related discipline. A strong background on microfluidics and experiments of biofilm growth under flow conditions is required.

Excellent written and spoken English is required, working knowledge of French (the local language in Lausanne) is not necessary.

Commitment to research based on experimental and modeling approaches.

What the position offers you

We offer a nice working place in a multicultural, diverse and dynamic academic environment. Opportunities for professional training, a lot of activities and other benefits to discover.

The Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory is an established facility, located at the Institute of Earth Sciences (ISTE) at the University of Lausanne, equipped with state-of-the-art technology including fully automated microscopes (fluorescence and confocal microscopy),

dedicated clean room for micro-fabrication, Z-sizer for colloids suspensions characterization and a microbiology laboratory.

The University of Lausanne is sharing the campus with EPFL, making the local environment very dynamical and stimulating.

More information about the Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory can be found at www.pietrodeanna.org

Contact for further information

Prof. Pietro de Anna (E-Mail schreiben).

Your application

Deadline : 23.01.2025

i) motivation letter (1 page describing your background, research interests and past experience); ii) Curriculum vitae; iii) Contact information for one or two professional references.

Only applications through this website will be taken into account.

We thank you for your understanding.

Additional information

UNIL is committed to:
•    equality, diversity and inclusion within its community;
•    ensuring an open and respectful environment that is conducive to personal development;
•    offering working conditions that facilitate work-life balance;
•    supporting early career researchers.

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