Post-Doctoral Research Associate Positions Open at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) in Water Desalination and Reuse

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) invites applications for post-doctoral research associates in the area of Water Desalination and Reuse. We seek outstanding scientists/engineers to fill several positions at the new KAUST campus in Saudi Arabia.

KAUST (www.kaust.edu.sa) will open in September 2009 as an international, graduate-level research university dedicated to inspiring a new age of scientific achievement in the Kingdom, the region, and the world. KAUST is a graduate-level research university supported by a multi-billion dollar endowment, and its core campus is located on the Red Sea at Thuwal – approximately 80 kilometers north of Saudi Arabia's second largest city, Jeddah. The campus includes a seaside town with housing, shops, schools, and numerous recreational amenities.

KAUST will establish a number of multi-disciplinary Research Centers including one focused on Water Desalination and Reuse. In addition to Center research facilities and equipment, KAUST will also provide Core laboratories and facilities to support all Research Centers and the University as a whole. A Research Park and Innovation Center complex, located adjacent to KAUST, will link the University’s research activities with private-sector research and economic development. Through a Global Research Partnership, KAUST’s world-class research funding programme will enable researchers from around the globe to work together to solve challenging scientific and technological problems.

Center post-doctoral research associates are now being recruited. The Center is organized into two research groups, water desalination and wastewater reclamation/reuse. Center research will promote an integrated perspective of exploiting impaired quality sources (seawater, brackish water, wastewater effluent), with a focus on membranes, advanced processes, natural systems, and process hybrids, coupling treatment with energy requirements. General areas of expertise/disciplines include Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aquatic Chemistry, and Applied Microbiology, encompassing modelling, analytical chemistry and microbiology, risk assessment, and life cycle analysis.

The unrivaled resources available to KAUST researchers offer the opportunity to contribute to building a leading research programme. To apply for a post doctoral research associate position, please send a single pdf or word file containing a cover letter, curriculum vitae, brief statement of research interests, and contact information for at least two references to gary.amy@kaust.edu.sa. Review of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until all positions are filled.

Contact information	Email: gary.amy@kaust.edu.sa
News type	Vacancies
File link	http://www.iwapublishing.com/template.cfm?name=m1162
Source of information	IWA Publishing website
Subject(s)	ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , INFRASTRUCTURES , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES
Relation	http://www.kaust.edu.sa
Geographical coverage	Saudi Arabia
News date	11/02/2009
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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