6 PhD scholarships are announced under the Urban Water Technology research
school (www.urbanwatertech.dk), which was recently established by the
Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Aalborg University (AAU) in
collaboration with several external industrial and research partners.
Applications are welcome within a range of topics related to water
distribution, water and stormwater treatment and integrated urban
wastewater systems. The following project-areas are open for applications:
1) advanced treatment of urban stormwater runoff, 2) data based process
models for rainfall-runoff in combined sewer systems, 3) framework for
real time control of integrated urban wastewater systems, 4)
microbiological risk assessment of urban water: development of methods for
detection and analysis of pathogens, 5) monitoring of drinking water
systems, 6) optimisation of filter operation, 7) the connection between
retention time and water quality in water distribution networks, and 8)
transport models for water distribution systems.
The salary and further terms for employment (3 years) are consistent with
the general terms for PhD students at DTU and AAU. The scholarships are
open to both Danish and international applicants. Full application
details, including more thorough descriptions of the announced project-
areas and references to the involved supervisors and external partners are
available in the attached file and at:
http://www.urbanwatertech.dk/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=24.
Closing date: April 25, 2007 (12 noon)
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