To Whomever may be interested,

The School of Civil Engineering at the Queen's University
Belfast has two Post Doctoral Positions open to further
research in the school (see official advert below).  I'd
ask you to bring these positions to the attention of
anyone interested in the following research areas
(please note this list is not exclusive of other areas):

Catchment Hydrology:  research in the school is related to
catchment scale engineering as well as surface water /
groundwater interactions and use of geochemical and isotope
methods for water balance determination.  GIS/Mathematical
modelling of regional to local scale hydrologic processes.

Water Quality:  research in the school is active in using
inert tracers to understand gas-transfer dynamics and for
modelling of surface water quality.  Research in the school
is also active in using CFD modelling to better understand
fresh/saline water hydraulics in esturine environments and
at marine outfalls.

Contaminated Land:  research in the school is very active
in risk-based approaches (Natural Attenuation and Reactive
Barriers) as well as bioremediation.  Geotechnical aspects
of slurry walls, geotechnical engineering of contaminated
land sites, and the movement of vapour and liquid in the
unsaturated zone are areas of particular interest.
Also of interest would be issues associated with structural
engineering associated with contaminated land
redevelopment.

Subsurface Fluid Flow:  research in the school is active in
computer modelling of subsurface flow.  Of particular
interest would be modelling of unsaturated / saturated zone
interactions in relationship to soil mechanics, slope
stability and contaminated land geotechnical issues.

Unsaturated Zone Processes:  research in the school is
active in laboratory study and modelling of gas phase and
liquid phase transport in the unsaturated zone (including
preferential flow or soil mechanics). The study of these
processes is an area of interest.

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Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (Two Posts) (Ref: 00/F507A)

Applicants with a strong research motivation are invited to
apply for these posts tenable from 1 May 2000 or as soon as
possible thereafter, for 3 years. The successful applicants
will join one of the dynamic research teams operating
within the School which has an established reputation for
quality research and has excellent laboratory and computing
facilities.

Applicants must have an honours degree in civil engineering
or a related discipline and have at least three years’
relevant postgraduate research experience, i.e. any field
relevant to the School’s research teams in Structures,
Geotechnics, and Hydraulics. Details of the current
research activities may be obtained from our website
http://www.qub.ac.uk/c/veng. Applicants must also have
produced high quality research publications. The full
criteria will be available in the applicant pack.

Informal enquiries may be made, in the first instance, to
Beryl Graham, telephone +44 028 9027 4008; e-mail:
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Salary Scale: Research Grade 1A: £16,286 - £22,579 per
annum. Initial placing will depend on age,
qualifications and experience.
Closing Date: 5.00 pm, Friday 5 May 2000.

Applicants, quoting appropriate reference number(s), may
obtain further particulars from the Personnel Office, The
Queen’s University of Belfast, BT7 1NN. Telephone (028 90)
273044 or (028 90) 273854 (answering machine).
FAX: (028 90) 324944 or e-mail on [log in to unmask]

The University is committed to equal opportunities and to
selection on merit. It therefore welcomes applications from
all sections of society.

Email: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://www.qub.ac.uk

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Prof. Robert M. Kalin
Director, Environmental Engineering Research Centre
School of Civil Engineering
The Queen's University of Belfast
Belfast BT9 5AG N. Ireland UK
Phone +44 1232 274006 / 274018
Lab +44 1232 274363
Fax +44 1232 663754
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http://www.qub.ac.uk

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Dr. Trevor Elliot,
Lecturer in Environmental Engineering and
EERC-Environmental Tracers Laboratory,
The Queen's University of Belfast,
School of Civil Engineering,
David Keir Building,
Stranmillis Road,
Belfast. BT9 5AG.
Northern Ireland.
Tel. +44 (0)1232 274736 (direct) OR
     +44 (0)1232 274006 (general office);
Fax. +44 (0)1232 663754;
E-mail.  [log in to unmask];
http://www.qub.ac.uk/tbe/civeng/     OR
http://www.ceng.qub.ac.uk/