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Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Job description
The doctoral thesis is part of the transdisciplinary project Sustainable Water Infrastructure Planning of the National Research Program Sustainable Water Management (NRP 61). The successful candidate will be part of a team of 3 PhD students that will develop a novel integrated, participatory planning procedure for municipal water infrastructures. The project focuses on dealing with limited data, the uncertainty of future developments, and ensuring high acceptance of the decision-making process by stakeholders.
The project combines engineering with decision sciences. The focus of this specific doctoral thesis is on stakeholder participation and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) to support wastewater infrastructure planning under uncertain future scenarios. MCDA is a well-structured process combining cost-benefit calculations with subjective stakeholder preferences. Special attention is given to understanding stakeholder values, and integrating diverging interests of different stakeholders. The approach will be applied to running real world planning processes in Switzerland.
Requirements
The candidate for this position is expected to hold either a MS degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences, or similar with a strong interest in the science-society interface, or a MS in economy or psychology with an interest to apply his or her knowledge to support wastewater infrastructure decisions. He or she should have the capability and interest to closely collaborate with stakeholders from Swiss municipalities and water utilities. For the interviews and workshops, fluency in German is required. Additionally, we require the skills and willingness to work in an interdisciplinary team.
Conditions of employment
The position starts as soon as possible for a project duration of three years. PhD enrolment will be at ETH Zürich. For further information, please consult www.eawag.ch, www.nfp61.ch, or contact Dr. Judit Lienert, Phone: +41 44 823 5574, Email judit.lienertateawag.ch.
Contract type
Temporary
3 years
Organisation
Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Eawag is among the world's leading aquatic research institutes. Its strengths and successes are based on a long-established portfolio of activities - research, education and consulting & knowledge transfer.
The combination of natural and social scientists and engineers permits a wide range of water research, across the continuum from relatively unperturbed aquatic ecosystems to fully engineered wastewater management systems.
Staff at Eawag benefit from a unique scientific environment, allowing researchers, specialists and students to pursue questions that yield new scientific insights and meet fundamental societal needs. Particular attention is paid to innovative transdisciplinary projects.
To ensure that new findings and approaches can be translated into practice as rapidly as possible, Eawag also maintains close contacts with experts from industry, government and professional associations.
Additional information
For further information, please consult www.eawag.ch, www.nfp61.ch, or contact Dr. Judit Lienert, Phone: +41 44 823 5574, Email judit.lienertateawag.ch.
Post
Send your application to the address listed below. Always mention the job number AT094602 and refer to AcademicTransfer.
Please submit your application including application letter describing your personal motivation, CV, copies of your academic qualifications, and names and contact information of three references in electronic form to Jadranka Vögelin, Human Resources Department: recruitingateawag.ch, indicating reference number 094602. Deadline for application is 5th December 2009.
Job Title PhD Research Position in applying Decision Analysis in Environmental Engineering
POST DETAILS
Org Name Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Contact Person Dr. Judit Lienert
Tel +41 44 823 5574
Fax
E-Mail judit.lienerteawag.ch
City Dübendorf
State/Province N
Country Switzerland
Application Deadline 05-Dec-09
