PhD in Engineering - Engineering Biological Design of Rainwater Harvesting Biofilters for Sustainable Water Treatment
About the Project
We are looking to recruit highly motivated, committed researcher who wants to apply state-of-the-art engineering biology and science to deliver real-world solutions for a sustainable future.
The UK's water supplies are under growing pressure from climate change, population growth, ageing infrastructure, and water-intensive industries. ... By integrating engineered microbial ecology with sustainable treatment technology, you'll help establish design principles for biology-driven rainwater treatment, supporting a circular, climate-resilient water future.
You'll be based at the University of Glasgow's Advanced Research Centre, part of the Water and Environment Research Group, with direct access to the new pilot-scale RWH facility and a world-leading research environment tackling some of the most pressing challenges in sustainable, biology-driven water treatment. You'll also join a wider NERC-funded doctoral cohort across the EngBio4Env network of universities and industry partners.
This studentship is open to applicants who qualify for UK Home tuition fee status, including students from the Republic of Ireland, who are eligible for UK Home fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Due to funding restrictions, applicants who do not meet Home fee criteria are not eligible to apply for this project.
Applicants should hold, or expect to achieve, a minimum of a 2:1 Honours degree, in a relevant subject area. Suitable backgrounds include Environmental Microbiology, Water Science, Water/Environmental/Civil Engineering, as well as Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Ecology, or Environmental Science more broadly. A Master's degree while not essential, is desirable, and applicants must have the ability to work across disciplines and in collaboration with industry and academic partners.
How to Apply: Applications, to include a: CV, one page letter of motivation and names and contact details of two references to be sent to Prof Cindy Smith cindy.smith@glasgow.ac.uk
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