丹麦奥尔胡斯大学水微污染效应导向分析博士后职位

丹麦奥尔胡斯大学水微污染效应导向分析博士后职位

2-year Postdoc on effect-directed analysis of micropollutants in water

Aarhus University

Location: Aarhus, Denmark

Job Number: 7073830

Posting Date: Jan 7, 2021

Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2021

Job Description

The Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, invites applications for a 2-year postdoc position offering applicants an exciting opportunity to join our research on effect-directed analysis of micropollutants in wastewater.

The currently known environmental micropollutants are generally responsible for less than 1-5% of the total mixture toxicity in wastewaters. This project aims at identifying the key toxicants in complex mixtures and assess their removal in advanced water purification (bio)technologies.

For this, the project aims at developing an innovative technology for high resolution screening of bioactive compounds (i.e. effect-directed analysis, EDA) by developing a direct coupling between liquid chromatography – mass spectrometry and planar bioassays (i.e. in vitro bioassays integrated with TLC).

Specific tasks are:

•       Development of a novel interface for printing µL-droplets of the eluent of liquid chromatography on TLC plates for planar bioassays

•       Optimization and validation of the EDA approach for detecting biological effects based on liquid chromatography coupled with planar bioassays

•       Identification of key pollutants causing the currently unattributed effects in wastewater before and after advanced water purification (bio)technologies.

•       Working in a team with external & international partners including research stays abroad