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Dear All, Please could you circulate the job details below to any potentially interested candidates. The details are also available at: http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/water/brighton10051.html Many thanks, Martin Smith. Research Officer in Hydrogeology Based in the School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton, you will work on the EU-RDF funded CLIMAWAT project which will examine the effects of long-term climatic change on the behaviour of both chemical and microbiological pollutants in chalk and fractured granite groundwater catchment areas using techniques derived from the latest research. This project will also focus on the quantification of groundwater fluxes in response to particular short and long term climatic events and assess the change in groundwater recharge mechanisms in response to changes in the amount and duration of rainfall. The project is joint between the University of Brighton, University of East Anglia, Universite de Rennes 1, Universite de Brest and CNRS. You will carry out field (UK and France) and laboratory based research, conduct basic data collection, disseminate findings by contributing to project reports, publications and present findings at meetings. You will have a good (1 or 2:1) degree in Geology, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences or a related subject and have the ability to convey your ideas and findings clearly. The post is fixed-term until 31 March 2013. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to register for a PhD. For an informal discussion about the post please contact either Dr. Salima Baraka-Lokmane [log in to unmask] or Dr. Martin Smith [log in to unmask] Call (01273) 642849 (24 hours) or visit www.brighton.ac.uk/personnel for application details. Please quote reference number SV4061 Closing date: 25 May 2010 Dr. Martin Smith, Principal Lecturer in Geology, School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton, Cockcroft Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ. Tel: +44(0)1273 642265 Fax: +44(0)1273 642285