PhD-students

The research program of Wetsus is divided in several themes. Within these themes research topics have been defined, which are being addressed in the form of PhD-projects. Underneath we publish the projects which are available and will be available in the future:

Short overview projects:
1. Title PhD project: Bio-electrochemical systems for metal recovery
2. Title PhD project: Interfacial phenomena during overlimiting electrodialysis.
3. Title: Physiology of electrochemically active bacteria in microbial fuel cell (MFCs) and microbial  
    electrolysis cells (MECs)
4. Title PhD project: Produced Water Treatment with Membranes
5. Title project: Membrane Technology for Bio(fouling) in hollow fibre membrane units under non-continuous
    operation.

For more information about the published projects, you can click on the title of the project of your interest.

All projects have to be formally approved by the Wetsus program council




If you would like to send an open application, please read the information stated below.

Are you one of the top 3 performers in your class? Are you enthusiastic about multidisciplinary research? And are you highly motivated?
If the answer to all three of these questions are "yes" and you have (or will have) a MSc degree in a related discipline described above you could be the ideal candidate for a PhD project in Wetsus.
Fluency in English is a requirement.

Interview and a scientific presentation will be part of the selection procedure.

You will be working in a new, innovative, dynamic and future-directed research institute. You will be able to put your stamp on the development of new water technology. You will work in close collaboration with our industrial partners and also with top research groups at various universities.
Salary and working conditions are according to the collective labor agreement of the Cooperative Association of Dutch Universities (VSNU) for PhD students. PhD students are appointed by one of the cooperating universities but research is mainly conducted at Wetsus in Leeuwarden.

Interested candidates can send their motivation letter, CV (including references) and a list of courses and grades to Wetsus, attn. Recruitment Department, PO box 1113, 8900 CC Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. Email to .