SD-26106-PHD POSITION ON ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF SOIL HEALTH AT CONTAMINATED SITES USING GEOPHYSICAL CHARACTERISATION METHODS

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Your LIST benefits

• An organization with a passion for impact and strong RDI partnerships in Luxembourg and Europe that works on responsible and independent research projects
• Sustainable by design, empowering our belief that we play an essential role in paving the way to a green society
• Innovative infrastructures and exceptional labs occupying more than 5,000 square metres, including innovations in all that we do
• An environment encouraging curiosity, innovation and entrepreneurship in all areas
• Personalized learning programme to foster our staff’s soft and technical skills
• Multicultural and international work environment with more than 60 nationalities represented in our workforce
• Diverse and inclusive work environment empowering our people to fulfil their personal and professional ambitions
• Gender-friendly environment with multiple actions to attract, develop and retain women in science
• 32 days’ paid annual leave, 11 public holidays, 13-month salary, statutory health insurance
• Flexible working hours, home working policy (not remote) and access to Digital lunch vouchers

Fixed term contract | Belvaux | up to 36 Months

Important: If you’re applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie position your application will be shared with representatives of LIST’s project partners participating in the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee will assess your application (either an initial screening or full evaluation, depending on the project), however LIST makes the final hiring decision

Please apply online using one of the following links only:

Home - MSCA DN RESCUE (https://rescue-dn.eu/) or https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/440193

Deadline for applications : 12th July 2026

Are you passionate about research? So are we! Come and join us

How will you contribute?

In the framework of the MSCA Rescue project, you will be mainly in charge of:

• Developing a context-sensitive methodology for assessing and monitoring soil health at contaminated sites using geophysical characterisation methods
• Integrating soil health descriptors, ecosystem services, and EU regulatory frameworks (including the Soil Monitoring Law) into a unified assessment approach applicable across urban and peri-urban settings
• Evaluating site-specific phytomanagement strategies through multi-criteria analysis connecting biophysical and economic descriptors
• Building and enhancing the existing NBenefit$ tool of LIST by combining system dynamic modelling of ecological processes, life cycle assessment (LCA), and life cycle costing (LCC) into an evidence-based simulation framework
• Applying the enhanced NBenefit$ tool to a real case study in Wallonia in collaboration with industry partner Siterem
• Collaborating with Doctoral Candidate of Linköping University (DC14) on joint synthesis work contributing to the overall objectives of WP4
• Engaging in four secondments for a total of 12 months at University of Gent (3 moths); Linköping University (4 months); University of Milano-Bicocca (4 months); Siterem-Belgium (1 month):

Is Your profile described below? Are you our future colleague? Apply now!

Education

• Master's degree (or equivalent) in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Ecology, Soil Science or a closely related field
• Academic background covering topics such as soil science, soil remediation technologies, life cycle assessment, ecosystem services, soil ecology, phytoremediation and bioremediation, geophysics
• Up to 2 years of experience (including research, academic work or courses) in soil assessment, contaminated land management, or related fields

Hard skills:

• Familiarity with soil health indicators, ecosystem services assessment, and phytomanagement strategies
• Experience with or strong interest in system dynamic modelling
• Knowledge of life cycle assessment (LCA) and/or life cycle costing (LCC) methodologies is an asset
• Basic understanding of applied geophysical methods is an asset
• Knowledge of EU soil-related regulatory frameworks (e.g., Soil Monitoring Law) is an asset
• Proficiency in data analysis, scientific writing, and relevant modelling or programming tools

Soft skills:

• Strong integrative thinking, able to connect biophysical, economic, and regulatory dimensions
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and international research environment
• Proactive and autonomous, with strong organisational skills

Language skills

• Fluency in English, both oral and written. Other relevant languages (French, German, Luxembourgish) are an asset.