Reference number 2009/14
Application deadline 2009-04-08
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Division of GeoEngineering

Remediation of contaminated land in construction projects is associated with high costs. The by far most common remediation practice is removal of contaminants by excavation and disposal. However, in larger Swedish cities the disposal capacity is rapidly decreasing and excavation and disposal is not a sustainable remediation method for all contaminated sites.

To achieve more cost-effective and sustainable remediation, alternative remediation methods need to be carefully evaluated with respect to sustainability criteria, including economic, ecological and socio-cultural aspects.

The overall objective of this project is to identify cost-effective and sustainable techniques for remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater in construction projects. The goals are:

  • To develop a method, in accordance with the needs of both construction companies and authorities, for identification of cost-effective and sustainable remedial actions for construction on contaminated land.
  • To develop this method based on existing approaches for cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and multi-criteria analysis (MCA).
  • Provide good examples of applications of the method.

This project is trans-disciplinary between remediation technologies, risk assessment, economy, mathematical statistics and sustainable development.

The candidate will be employed by NCC Teknik AB and appointed at the Chalmers PhD program. The PhD position is three years of employment reaching the licentiate degree level and with the possibility of a two year extension to the PhD level.
Qualifications

The applicants must have a Master of Science degree in civil engineering or the equivalent, with ideally courses or experience in one or more of the following subdisciplines: risk assessment, environmental engineering, engineering geology, geotechnics, hydrogeology, statistics.
Application procedure

The application shall be written in English and include the following items:

  1. An application of a maximum of one A4 page containing your specific qualifications for the position
  2. Attested copies of education certificates, including grade reports and other documents
  3. Curriculum Vitae
  4. Letters of recommendation and name of reference persons (optional)

The application shall be sent electronically as pdf or zipped documents. Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form.

If any material is not available electronically or cannot be transferred to pdf format, the material can be sent as a hard copy to Registrar. The applicants name and the reference number (2009/14) must be written on the first page of the application.

Address:

Registrar
Chalmers University of Technology
SE-412 96 Göteborg
Sweden

Further information

Lars Rosén, 031-772 2060, e-mail: <strong>lars.rosen@chalmers.se

Union representatives

  • SACO: Jan Lindér
  • ST: Marie Wenander
  • SEKO: Ralf Berndtsson

All reachable via Chalmers exchange: +46 31 772 10 00

Application form:

http://www.chalmers.se/cee/EN/news/vacancies/positions/phd-student-position-at/vacancy_application_form

Official announcement available at:

http://www.chalmers.se/cee/EN/news/vacancies/positions/phd-student-position-at